[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update May 21 2008

[Alice Ewen Walker]

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	May 21, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
ACT Launches NeighborWoods Network Exchange
There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour,  
and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance.  
In partnership with our members, ACT is launching the NeighborWoods  
Network Exchange, a program to facilitate site visits and peer  
learning among our members. Trees Atlanta has offered to host up to  
five guests for a week of fun and learning.

  	


  	
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SUCCESS STORY
Project ReLeaf Tree Sale
St. Louis, MO): Forest ReLeaf, through its Project ReLeaf tree sale  
program, offers large-caliper quality trees at a reduced cost to  
municipalities, schools, churches, parks, nonprofits and neighborhood  
groups. Since its inception in 1994, Project ReLeaf has provided more  
than 29,000 low-cost trees for planting on public or nonprofit land  
throughout Missouri and southern Illinois. The program also results in  
earned income for the nonprofit organization.

  	


  	
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RESEARCH
Tree-lined Streets Cut Asthma
New York, NY (May 1, 2008)- Children who live on tree-lined streets  
have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study says. Columbia  
University researchers found that asthma rates among children aged  
four and five fell by 25% for every extra 343 trees per square  
kilometre. They believe more trees aids air quality and encourages  
children to play outside. The study appears in the Journal of  
Epidemiology and Community Health.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
ACT Submits Testimony Regarding the FY 2009 Forest Service Budget
Washington, DC (April 25, 2008)- The Alliance for Community Trees  
provided written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee  
on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies regarding the FY 2009  
federal budget.

  	


  	
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EVENTS
ACT Hosts Fundraising Seminar at the Urban Ecosystems Conference
May 28, 2008- Orlando, Florida
If you’re traveling to Orlando in May for the National Urban  
Ecosystems Conference, ACT and the Arbor Day Foundation invite you to  
attend an outstanding full day workshop with conservation fundraising  
expert, Andy Robinson.  Supported by a grant from the USDA Forest  
Service, the workshop is a must for all urban forestry advocates.

  	
  	
Register today
  	
  	

FUNDING
National Public Lands Day Tour Grants- Deadline: June 23, 2008
The National Environmental Education Foundation is seeking grant  
applications for the 4th annual National Public Lands Day Tour.  
Grantees will be awarded $1,000.00 to assist with planning and  
materials for their upcoming National Public Lands Day project on  
September 27, 2008.

  	

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