[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update - July 10 2008

[Alice Ewen Walker]

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	July 10, 2008	

		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
ACT Webcast Recording Available- Agroforestry
If you missed ACT's recent webcast on agroforestry, you can view and  
listen to the presentation online. The session is one hour and  
available for free. Trees Forever and the USDA National Agroforestry  
Center talk about establishing agroforestry buffers for organic crops,  
assisting producers in planning and planting practices, and success  
stories that incorporate some of the most effective conservation  
practices available including alley cropping, infiltration basins, and  
woody crops like hazelnuts, chestnuts, and small fruit crops.

  	


  	
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SUCCESS STORY
Send Us Your Success Story
Do you have a successful program, project, or partnership that you'd  
like to share with the larger ACT community? Over 2,000 urban forestry  
leaders want to know what works in your community. Tell us about your  
most successful program, best fundraiser, greatest advocacy victory,  
most innovative partnership, or smartest management decision. ACT will  
turn your stories into: case studies, newsletter articles, webcasts,  
and more. Tell us what you're most proud of, and help the alliance  
grow stronger, together.

  	

  	
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RESEARCH
Trees Make Streets Safer, Not Deadlier
Ithaca, NY (September 2006)- Proposals for planting rows of street  
trees are frequently opposed by transportation engineers who contend  
that a wide travel corridor, free of obstacles, is needed to protect  
the lives of errant motorists. Increasingly, however, engineers'  
beliefs about safety are being found incorrect through empirical  
studies. This research presents further evidence that safe urban  
roadsides are not what the traffic-engineering establishment thinks  
they are.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act
Washington, DC (March 1, 2008)- Generations Invigorating Volunteerism  
and Education Act, or the GIVE Act, amends the National and Community  
Service Act of 1990. There are several changes of interest to Alliance  
for Community Trees members.

  	

  	
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EVENTS
Trees and Transportation
July 17, 2008- National Webcast
Trees and landscape features that are located within the public right- 
of-way and adjacent to roadways in urban environments are often  
perceived by transportation officials as a safety risk. But there are  
many community benefits that result from having roadside landscapes.  
Armed with that information, advocates of urban forestry are  
encouraging roadside plantings that balance transportation mobility,  
accessibility needs, public welfare, and community livability.

  	
  	
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FUNDING
Patagonia Environmental Grants- Deadline: Aug. 31
Outdoor gear and clothing company, Patagonia, provides funding for  
environmental work and is most interested in making grants to  
organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems  
and that approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. Most  
grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000.

  	

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