[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update

[Jared Liu]

	October 16, 2007

		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of  
Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's  
national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million  
trees with help from 450,000 volunteers.	

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IN THE NEWS
Million Trees NYC Launches During National NeighborWoods Month
New York (October 9, 2007)- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York  
Restoration Project (an ACT member) Founder Bette Midler today  
launched the Million Trees NYC initiative to plant and care for one  
million trees throughout the five boroughs in the next decade. The  
Mayor and Ms. Midler planted a street tree in the Morrisania section  
of the Bronx- a neighborhood with too few trees and high rates of  
asthma- and declared the Carolina Silverbell to be the first of one  
million trees. Through a mix of public and private plantings, Million  
Trees NYC, an important initiative of PlaNYC, will expand New York  
City's urban forest by 20%.

  	


  	

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SUCCESS STORY
Neighborhood Trees Program
Friends of Trees operates an extensive volunteer network that  
mobilizes approximately 2,000 people annually to plant and care for  
nearly 20,000 trees and shrubs in the Portland-Vancouver area. One  
such opportunity is the Neighborhood Trees Program.

  	


  	

  	 Find out how
  	

RESEARCH
Urban Watershed Forestry Manual
In 2005, The Center for Watershed Protection released a three-part  
Urban Watershed Forestry Manual that introduced the emerging topic of  
urban watershed forestry and presented new methods for systematically  
measuring watershed forest cover and techniques for maintaining or  
increasing this cover. This manual is part of a three-part manual  
series on using trees to protect and restore urban watersheds.

  	


  	
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PUBLIC POLICY
College Cost Reducation and Access Act
Washington, DC (September 7, 2007)- Staff at 501c3 organizations are  
now recognized as 'public sector' employees. Among numerous other  
provisions, the legislation makes individuals eligible for loan  
balance forgiveness. This new law should make ACT members even more  
competitive in hiring recent college graduates and attracting talent.

  	
  	
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EVENTS
Organizing Workprograms for HS Students
October 18, 2007- National Webcast

High school workprograms are a great opportunity for youth leadership  
through environmental education and job training. The work teaches  
basic tree maintenance and landscaping skills and the chance to hone  
math, science, and computer skills working with GIS data, statistical  
analysis, measuring storm water runoff and contaminants, and tree  
planting and maintenance.

  	

  	

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FUNDING
Capacity Building Support for Environmental Organizations- Deadline:  
Nov. 17
The Environmental Support Center provides assistance to grassroots  
environmental groups to build capacity and make a leap forward. The  
program provides training, support, and funding to help groups  
establish and meet capacity building goals and build understanding  
among peer groups.

  	
  	
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the cited publication to:
Alliance for Community Trees • 4603 Calvert Road • College Park, MD  
20740 • info at actrees.org
Copyright (c) 2007 Alliance for Community Trees

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