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[Jared Liu]

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	December 16, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
Sustainable Sites Draft Available for Public Comment
The Sustainable Sites Initiative released the Guidelines and  
Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008 for public comment. The new draft  
contains over 50 proposed prerequisites and credits ranging from site  
selection to construction and maintenance practices. The initiative is  
the most comprehensive set of national guidelines yet developed for  
landscapes.

  	



  	
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SUCCESS STORY
Emerald Ash Borer Network
(Lisle, IL)- The Morton Arboretum played a lead role in creating a  
network of public and private organizations to develop a readiness  
plan for addressing the invasion of Emerald Ash Borer in the state of  
Illinois. The group also undertook an extensive outreach and  
educational campaign to inform legislators, land managers, agencies  
that oversee the urban forest and the general public about the  
imminent threat.

  	

  	
Find out how
  	
  	

RESEARCH
Survey of State Funding Trends
Davis, CA (November 17, 2008)- California ReLeaf has released a  
preliminary report of their NUCFAC funded, "Survey of State Funding  
Trends." The report was presented at the Alliance for Community Trees  
annual meeting in Atlanta. They will still be doing some more research  
and writing it up in a more formal version, but welcome comments on  
the draft report.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
Presidential Transition Package from the Continental Dialogue
A coalition of 21 organization including the Alliance for Community  
Trees, ANLA, and Nature Conservancy signed a joint letter to President- 
elect Obama encouraging his attention to address the sweeping problems  
of non-native forest insects and diseases in the U.S.

  	


  	
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EVENTS
2008 ACT Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
The conference proceedings and presentations from the Alliance for  
Community Trees' 2008 Member Rally & NeighborWoods Academy in Atlanta  
are now available. There were 12 general, concurrent, and roundtable  
sessions, with 38 presentations. If you missed any of these or would  
like a copy of what you saw, you can download the conference  
proceedings at ACT's website.

  	
  	
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FUNDING
NUCFAC Challenge Cost Share Grant Program 2009- Deadline: February 17,  
2009
This year the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council  
has revised its grant making into two categories: Innovation Grants  
and Best Practices Grants. They anticipate $1 million in funding.  
After more than a decade of grant-making, they have also revised grant  
criteria and implemented procedures that reduce paperwork.

  	

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