[ACT] Network Update - 6/19/06

[Alice Ewen Walker]

Network Update: June 19, 2006		

									
In This Issue

	
In the News
Funding
Research
Events
Public Policy
Success Story

In the News
First Annual Community Trees Winners Announced

Baltimore, MD, Portland, OR, Norwalk, CT, Davenport, IA Receive $200,000

Las Vegas (June 5, 2006)- The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Home  
Depot Foundation announced the winners of the first annual Awards of  
Excellence for Community Trees and Urban Forestry at the Conference  
of Mayors 74th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

Read the full story.

Funding
National Forest Foundation Grant- Deadline: July 28 and Sept. 8

National Forest Foundation provides grants to community organizations  
that improve forest health on, and near, national forests and  
grasslands. NFF's MAP and CAP grant programs both emphasize  
cooperative conservation and engaging the public in collaborative  
restoration.

Find more funding.

Research
Helper's High. Volunteering makes people feel good, physically and  
emotionally. People who exercise vigorously often describe feeling  
high during a workout -- and a sense of calmness and freedom from  
stress afterward. Research reveals that these same emotional and  
physical changes can be produced with activity requiring much less  
exertion -- helping others.

Learn more.

Events
KaBOOM! University of Play (U Play!)- July 13-15, 2006

(Chicago, Illinois). U Play! is the award-winning 2 1/2 day training  
that provides all the tools and resources you need to promote play  
and build great playspaces such as playgrounds, skateparks, sports  
fields and ice rinks in your community.

Read on...

Public Policy
USCOM Recognizes the Importance of Urban Forests

At the June 2006 US Conference of Mayors conference in Las Vegas, the  
nation's mayors passed two resolutions that recognize the importance  
of urban forests. Thanks to the kind efforts of Tree New Mexico and  
Tree Trust of Minnesota, Mayor Chavez of Albuquerque and Mayor Rybak  
of Minneapolis both sponsored the budget resolution in support of  
increasing the federal budget for urban forestry. This is the first  
time that the US Conference of Mayors has passed a resolution that  
specifies budget targets for federal investments in urban forest health.

Get involved.

Success Story
Trees Atlanta- Working with Volunteers

(Atlanta, GA) Over the last decade, Trees Atlanta developed a  
thriving volunteer network that plants trees every Saturday, rain or  
shine, from October through March. From April though September,  
volunteers provide follow-up care for trees planted in previous  
years. Approximately 1,500 volunteers plant and maintain 1,500 trees  
annually.

Read on...

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our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of  
members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from  
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