[ACT] ACT Network Update

[Jared Liu]

	November 18, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
Urban Forestry Partnerships in Education Webcast Available
Community partners can benefit from collaborative arrangements with  
schools by gaining visibility and recognition for contributions, pre- 
screening summer workers, influencing curriculum, and improving the  
community's quality of life and economic development in general. Nancy  
Wolf of the NY State U&CF Council and Peggy Davis Coates of Friends of  
the LSU Hilltop Arboretum talk about their work incorporating trees  
into high school curriculums.

  	



  	
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SUCCESS STORY
Carbon Neutral Program
Tree New Mexico, with the support of PNM, a local public utility, has  
designed and implemented a public education and tree planting program  
to mitigate carbon dioxide emitted during a special Christmas  
celebration in 2005. That year, an Engelmann Spruce from the Santa Fe  
National Forest was chosen to be the Capitol Christmas Tree displayed  
at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

  	

  	
Find out how
  	
  	

RESEARCH
Penn State Scientists Study Beetles for Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Dr. Kelli Hoover is leading research to determine the potential role  
of Asian Longhorned Beetles in the biofuel industry. The cellulose  
that the beetles leave behind can be broken down fermented into  
ethanol that has a higher net energy balance and reduces greenhouse  
gas emissions even more than does corn starch ethanol. The research  
could result in a productive application for trees that succumb to  
this invasive pest.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
110th Congress Adjourns
Your Congressional representatives have been home since the end of  
October campaigning for reelection. In fact, as of the end of today,  
you may be sending someone new to DC. Either way, Congress is  
adjourned until 2009. This is a great opportunity to schedule a  
meeting with your representative. As a constituent, your issues and  
concerns speak far louder than ACT can on your behalf. So call your  
representative's district office, and ask to schedule a meeting or  
invite him/her to an event. ACT has provided some talking points as  
follows.

  	


  	
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EVENTS
Marketing & Communications Webcast- Part II: Nov. 20
Typically nonprofits waste valuable resources and opportunities in  
substituting promotion activities for marketing strategy. A good urban  
forestry marketing plan can leverage even a minimal marketing budget  
to effectively focus on county legislators, a specific neighborhood,  
or a specific zip code- not the general public. A target audience of  
soccer moms may want to know how trees help improve their property  
values, while business owners may want to know about economic impacts  
of trees.

  	
  	
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FUNDING
National Middle School Sustainability Challenge
Middle school students across the U.S. are invited to submit their  
solutions to environmental problems in their communities for the  
Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, a national sustainability  
education initiative. This is a great opportunity to gain spotlight  
partnerships between local tree organizations and the nation's  
students and recognize urban forestry efforts that are building  
healthier, more sustainable communities.

  	

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