[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update March 12

[Alice Ewen Walker]

View online at http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter_2008Mar12.html


  	
	March 12, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
University of Washington Study of Research Tools
College Park, MD (February 25, 2008)- The Alliance for Community Trees  
is helping the University of Washington gather information about the  
research products and tools you need to be able to better promote  
urban forests. If you would like to influence how researchers and the  
Forest Service package information for your use, please complete the  
linked survey.

  	



  	
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SUCCESS STORY
Working with Community Development Block Grants
The Delaware Center for Horticulture, through a partnership with the  
City of Wilmington, receives $50,000 a year in Community Development  
Block Grant (CDBG) funds for street tree planting and maintenance.  
This allows DCH to expand its planting efforts and to reinforce the  
connection between greening programs and community revitalization.

  	


  	
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RESEARCH
STRATUM: New Tree Guides and New City Analyses
Davis, CA (February 1, 2008)- For those who live in the Interior West  
or the Northeast, there are new versions in the series of Community  
Tree Guides. These peer-reviewed publications provide regionally based  
information and quantification of the many benefits that trees  
provide. They offer help adapting the data to fit your city's  
circumstances and suggest ways to maximize benefits through strategic  
planting.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
FTC Looks at Carbon-Offset Market
Washington, DC (January 8, 2008)- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  
held a workshop to examine the emerging market for carbon-offsets in  
the United States. Carbon-offsets are generally classified as money  
pledged to reduce carbon emissions through different means, such as  
planting trees.

  	


  	
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EVENTS
Adult Workforce Training- March 20, 2008
The green industry is a $40 billion market and increasing quickly. In  
many sectors of the green industry, including tree care, there is a  
job for every trained worker available. Some communities have caught  
on and are offering adult workforce training to expose high school  
graduates and at-risk young adults to these career opportunities.  
Particularly, the partnership between urban youth and trees  
diversifies the green industry's work force and makes green areas more  
accessible to urban communities.

  	
  	
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FUNDING
Awards for Greenways Design Projects- Deadline: June 15
The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership project of  
the Eastman Kodak Company and the Conservation Fund, provides small  
grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in  
communities throughout America.

  	

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