[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update - October 3

[Alice Ewen Walker]

	October 3, 2007

		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
October is NeighborWoods Month!
National NeighborWoods Month was created by members of the Alliance  
for Community Trees to celebrate the benefits of trees in the places  
people live. Together, ACT's 140 members encourage tree planting  
events and tree care, creating tree canopies that increase the health  
and livability of neighborhoods for us all. This year there are 200  
events in more than 50 cities!

  	


  	

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SUCCESS STORY
NFL Goes Carbon Neutral
Greenscape of Jacksonville, The Greening of Detroit, and TREEmendous  
Miami planted hundreds of tree seedlings to offset the greenhouse gas  
events produced by Super Bowl events in their cities as part of the  
National Football League's (NFL) "Carbon Neutral" initiative.

  	


  	

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RESEARCH
Tree Transplanting and Establishment
Champaign, IL- Both experience and research make it clear that almost  
any size tree of any species can be transplanted. Success depends on  
the reestablishment of a normal spreading root system. An  
understanding of how roots grow and take up water can aid the  
process, even on difficult sites.

  	
  	
Learn more
  	
  	

PUBLIC POLICY
Emerald Ash Borer Municipality Assistance Act
Washington, DC (September 20, 2007)- Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)  
introduced the Emerald Ash Borer Municipality Assistance Act of 2007  
(S. 1717) in response to requests for support from Illinois  
municipalities in the path of Emerald Ash Borer. This bill requires  
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of  
State and Private Forestry organization, to provide loans monitor,  
remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees.

  	
  	
Get involved
  	
  	

EVENTS
ACT Annual Meeting & Member Rally
The ACT annual member meeting on November 13 in Baltimore will  
inspire collaboration and renew your spirit for trees. Featuring  
research about trees as a tool for community revitalization,  
nonprofit executive networking, grassroots program models, and  
NeighborWoods tools for community organizing. Deadline for  
scholarship requests is October 15!

  	

  	

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FUNDING
Trees for Success Planting Campaign- Deadline: Oct. 19
Schools throughout the United States can apply to host a tree- 
planting celebration in 2008 made possible by The Home Depot  
Foundation and The Arbor Day Foundation.

  	
  	
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