From jared at actrees.org Mon Aug 3 09:52:00 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:52:00 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News- Planting Strategies Research and Worcester Public Tree Funding Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09aug3.html August 3, 2009 ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT NATIONAL NEWS Tree Establishment Strategies Used by Community Tree Planting Programs By Daniel C. Burcham Although adequate research exists describing the nature, extent, and valuation of the amenities provided by urban trees, management strategies used to sustain these benefits is an area requiring additional investigation. This research examined tree establishment strategies used by community tree planting programs, which includes the selection, acquisition, and installation of trees. Read the full story LOCAL STORY City wants to plant trees with borrowed money (Worcester, MA)- In an unprecedented move, the city wants to borrow money for planting new trees. The City Council has authorized the city to file a home-rule petition with the Legislature, seeking permission to borrow money for a tree replacement program citywide to make up for thousands of trees that have been lost. Read the full story Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? 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Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. ABOUT WEBCASTS The Third Thursday Webcast Series is a monthly webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal trainings for local urban and community forestry organizations. The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and approaches. NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTOR 'Planning' Your Way to the Best Urban Forest August 20, 2009 1:00- 2:00pm EST The physical framework of a community is called its infrastructure, and can be divided into two types: green and gray. Gray infrastructure refers to areas of buildings, roads, utilities, and parking lots; green infrastructure includes areas covered with trees, shrubs, and grass. A community can accurately measure its green infrastructure and calculate the public utility functions these areas perform. For local public policymakers making decisions affecting urbanization, the problem is not solely about planting more trees, but rather about balancing gray and green infrastructure. Register now SESSION TOPICS Webcast attendees will learn: * Why tree canopy in many U.S. metropolitan areas is declining * Rationale of adopting a green infrastructure planning approach * Presenting urban forestry to professional and lay public officials * Strengthen relationships among planners, foresters, and others * Exchanging knowledge between urban professional fields Register now PLANNERS PERSPECTIVE Jim Schwab, American Planning Association (Chicago, IL) The American Planning Association has released a state-of-the-art best practices manual about how urban and community forestry can best be integrated into long-range and current municipal planning activities in the U.S. This Planning Advisory Service report includes forestry case studies and a literature review. Register now PLANNING CASE STUDIES Cheryl Kollin, Consultant (Washington, D.C.) Communities can offset the ecological impact of land development by utilizing the urban forest's natural capacity to mitigate environmental impacts. While both gray and green infrastructure are important in a city, communities that foster green infrastructure wherever possible are more livable, produce fewer pollutants, and are more cost-effective to operate. Register now NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE Extended Learning- On the Ground 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! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member. Register now REGISTER FOR ALL WEBCASTS: http://actrees.org/site/stories/act_webcast_series.php Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Aug 10 10:50:07 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:50:07 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News- Mozilla Service Week and Casey Trees Water By-Cycle Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09aug10.html August 10, 2009 ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT NATIONAL NEWS Mozilla Service Week Have you been putting off a website redesign? Do you need help setting up a wireless network? If so, now is the time to post your tech- related volunteer opportunities on Idealist, because Idealist is partnering with Mozilla to match thousands of techies around the world with nonprofits that need some help. Read the full story LOCAL STORY Casey Trees Wheels Out Water By-Cycle (Washington, DC)- Casey Trees' urban forestry field crew is now on bikes. Water By-Cycle, the nation's first bicycle-powered program created to water and care for a City's trees, officially launched following its "christening" by a bottle of sports drink. It was conceived as an environmentally responsible and more efficient way to reach trees located in neighborhoods with limited street parking. Read the full story Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Wed Aug 12 12:53:35 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:53:35 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Root Issue Research- Website Satisfaction and Nonprofit Leadership Message-ID: <6A15EFBE-CA95-43C6-ACC1-275256B435C8@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/rootissue_09aug12.html August 12, 2009 Issue Audience ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom SUPPORT ACT SPOTLIGHT ISSUE Website Satisfaction Visitors to nonprofit websites are more likely to donate money, volunteer time, and recommend the organization to others if they are satisfied with their online experience. The report also found that nonprofit sites have significant room for improvement. Read more FEATURED AUDIENCE Nonprofits Leaders Leadership, more than budget, is a key predictor of nonprofit success and appears to be one of the most important factors in organizational sustainability. A new report, The Sustainability Formula: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Thrive in the Emerging Economy, found that effective leadership is the strongest predictor of nonprofit sustainability, followed by fundraising/financial management and program staffing and management. Read more Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? 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Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS SPOTLIGHT Leveraging NeighborWoods Materials For the last few years, the Lompoc Urban Forestry Department has combined their NeighborWoods Month event with Make a Difference Day. By joining the two campaigns, they are able to leverage additional resources such as Tshirts. By planning ahead and registering their event early they qualify for 50 Tshirts. As an ACT, they're also eligible to apply for a Mini-Grant, which they're using to apply for additional Tshirts. So when their 100+ volunteers are out in the community on October 24, they will create a sea of NeighborWoods green, helping them to brand the event and heighten awareness. Pretty smart. Join the campaign FACEBOOK CHALLENGE NeighborWoods 2.0 Looking to connect with volunteers and others in the community? Try Facebook... 14 million people did last month! This networking site is a great way to reach youth and engage new audiences in your mission. Accounts are free and pages are easy to design and update. Contact ACT if you need help setting up a Page. And here's another reason to create a Page... Recruit the most Fans to ACT's Page and we'll feature you as a Super Fan! Get online! AWARDS Win a trip to Washington, DC for one of your volunteers! ACT is pleased to announce it is accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year. This is an opportunity for ACT members to share inspirational accounts of volunteers in action and have them gain national recognition for their local contributions! Nominate a volunteer! MINI-GRANT Up to $500- Deadline: Rolling Make your event more memorable and successful. Request up to $500 in financial assistance as a way to accomplish something extra, such as purchasing marketing, media, or additional promotional items, hiring a photographer, creating awards, or making your event kid-friendly. Apply for a Mini-Grant FREE GEAR AND MATERIALS Order NeighborWoods Promotional Gear By registering your October event with ACT, you will receive free professionally designed marketing materials including T-shirts, posters, banners, door hangers, toolbelts, and kids' activity cards. See samples and order additional quantities! Order Free Gear REGISTER YOUR EVENT Join the Campaign! How can NeighborWoods benefit you? * Builds partnerships and recognition * Improves quality of life * Educates people about trees Help us promote your work. Register your event today. Register your event Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. 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Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT NATIONAL NEWS Habitat for Humanity, Home Depot Foundation Expand Sustainable Living Program (Atlanta, GA)- More than 120 Habitat affiliates in 45 states have been selected to participate in the first year of the rollout, which will begin later this month. The $30 million green building program will provide funding and resources over five years to help participants build five thousand homes that meet either Energy Star or a nationally recognized green building standard. Read the full story LOCAL STORY Greensboro City Council debates the value of trees (Greensboro, NC)- With the City Council debating a requirement that new homes come with one tree each, the value of a tree isn't just a philosophical question, and the answer could determine whether the future Greensboro becomes a little bit greener. Read the full story Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Thu Aug 20 15:03:58 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:58 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Annual Rally 2009- Portland, OR Message-ID: <4A0A096F-B5EA-46F4-B9DB-D88B92890458@actrees.org> Trouble view this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/annualmtg_09aug20.html August 20, 2009 ACT Rally ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. SIGNATURE SPONSOR ACT ANNUAL MEMBER RALLY November 8-11, 2009 Portland, OR We're trying something new this year! ACT's Annual Meeting & NeighborWoods Academy will be completely integrated into the Partners in Community Forestry conference to be held November 8-11, sponsored by Alliance for Community Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, The Home Depot Foundation, and many other partners. Event Schedule: Nov 8 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Marketing Seminar Nov 8 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Service Event Nov 8 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Reception at Audubon Society Nov 9 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ACT Rally & Partners Conf. Nov 10 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ACT Rally & Partners Conf. Nov 11 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Field Tours of Portland with FOT Service Event Come learn about Friends of Trees' Greenspace Initiative (GSI) and plant trees along the I-205 bike path. This service event is more than a way to catch-up with friends... it is an opportunity to learn from a national leader in urban forestry. We invite you to start off your conference experience by seeing first-hand how they do things in Portland! Vans depart from the hotel. Marketing Seminar The "Leveraging a Positive Perception in a Competitive Marketplace" training will provide opportunities for interaction, exercises, and discussion. The program content is designed to focus on the fundamentals of good marketing with community trees as the product. The session is included with registration, so plan your travel accordingly. Scholarships A limited number of travel scholarships are available to help defray airfare and lodging costs for 501c3 member organizations. This scholarship is available through generous support from The Home Depot Foundation, National Tree Trust, and USDA Forest Service. More details are coming, but please hold these dates. We hope to see you this November in Portland! Find out more Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ?info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The award recognizes cities and counties for improving the environmental health and livability of affordable housing through investments in trees and community forest stewardship. Read the full story LOCAL STORY French Broad NeighborWoods Tree Planting Kickoff (Asheville, NC)- Asheville GreenWorks is kicking off its "Trees to Success" project to improve the health and livability of the French Broad Neighborhood. This NeighborWoods tree planting initiative will help revitalize the neighborhood's public housing complexes by beautifying the area and lowering residents' energy costs. Read the full story Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Thu Aug 27 08:16:01 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:16:01 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Webcast- Community Orchards Message-ID: <826D4158-BC77-4CBD-B43B-E971E2220F5F@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/bbls_09sep17.html September 17, 2009 Session Topics First Segment Second Segment Network Exchange Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. ABOUT WEBCASTS The Third Thursday Webcast Series is a monthly webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal trainings for local urban and community forestry organizations. The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and approaches. NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTOR Heading Towards Sustainability- Part II: Community Orchards September 17, 2009 1:00- 2:00pm EST Think globally, eat locally. A ready supply of fruit is more than just healthy. Community orchards may be part of the solution to helping reduce our footprint in several ways. For starters, having locally grown food nearby supports the immediate economy, saves a drive to the store, and less fossil fuel is burned. Combine a community garden with homeowners in a low-income neighborhood and you have a community- building, social-network-building, crime-fighting unit on your hands. There is a need for local tree organizations not only to operate community orchards and seed such programs, but also to help residents find high quality trees and revitalize blighted municipal land. Register now SESSION TOPICS Webcast attendees will learn: * Gaining buy-in and tapping volunteers (and trees). * Finding space, funders, and other partners. * On-going maintenance and educational programs. * How fruit trees differ from street trees. Register now COMMUNITY IMPACT Ashley Atkinson, The Greening of Detroit (Detroit, MI) A five-year collaboration of The Greening of Detroit, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, O.W. Holmes Elementary School, and the Detroit Agricultural Network has developed an extraordinary public park around a centerpiece 5 acre farm and fruit orchard. This urban farm provides increased access to food and promotes nutritional awareness among neighborhood residents by creating a mixed-use community farm surrounded by athletic fields and playgrounds. Register now EXPERT INSTRUCTION Karen Tillou, Home Orchard Society (Portland, OR) If you are a serious orchardist or perhaps a curious hobby gardener, Home Orchard Society provides the best source of technical, historical, and practical information and knowledge to make fruit growing an enriching experience. Home Orchard Society is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to assisting both novice and expert growers and promoting the science, culture, and pleasure of growing fruit. Register now NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE Extended Learning- On the Ground 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! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member. Register now REGISTER FOR ALL WEBCASTS: http://actrees.org/site/stories/act_webcast_series.php Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends To Unsubscribe: Reply to this email with the subject "remove please" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Aug 31 11:44:55 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:44:55 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News- Gray vs. Green Infrastructure and FUF Hiring Message-ID: <51297A4C-3339-4C9D-A12B-105356FC22F2@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09aug31.html August 31, 2009 ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from 4.3 million volunteers. NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT NATIONAL NEWS Gray Infrastructure Not Living Up to Green Label Review suggests that energy efficiency is a better target than energy technology (New York, NY)- LEED certification is the country's most recognized seal of approval for green buildings, but such buildings are hardly always a model of energy efficiency and water conservation. Read the full story LOCAL STORY Community Outreach Coordinator, Friends of the Urban Forest (San Francisco, CA)- Friends of the Urban Forest is hiring for a Community Outreach Coordinator. This individual is responsible for rebuilding and strengthening a network of neighborhood coordinators and block captains. Friends of the Urban Forest relies upon a vibrant and hardworking network of neighborhood coordinators who are deeply involved in their neighborhood and who build interest in community tree plantings. 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