From jared at actrees.org Mon Feb 2 10:05:03 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:05:03 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News Message-ID: <836455D9-B8C0-4740-8951-7328DD2CF564@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09feb2.html February 2, 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 NeighborWoods Challenge Grants Deadline: March 6, 2009 In partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, the Alliance for Community Trees is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support NeighborWoods investments in your community. NeighborWoods is a nationwide initiative that engages the public in meaningful hands-on action to produce tangible improvements to community health through tree planting and stewardship. Read the full story LOCAL STORY California Bond Dollars Frozen (Davis, CA)- As of December 22, 2008, California's State Treasurer suspended nearly $4 billion dollars worth of bond projects that were already underway, including Propositions 50 and 1e (water bond) projects. This forced a suspention on all bond-funded projects, affecting many urban forestry organizations. Some nonprofits have been forced to respond with layoffs, while others are struggling to cover outstanding reimbursements from the state. 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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QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 SUCCESS STORY Arcadia (San Francisco, CA)- Friends of the Urban Forest works with more than 100 Bay Area artists to present a biennial exhibition and auction of original artwork of, or inspired by, trees. Proceeds from the event help fund tree planting and other organizational programs. Originally conceived by a group of artists in 2002, Arcadia continues to successfully increase Friends of the Urban Forest's profile and its work as well as raising money to expand its programs. Find out how IN THE NEWS One Thousand Trees Helping to Green Super Bowl New bill will require homebuilders to plant trees Planting Trees Saves Cash Plants Not Guilty of Methane Emissions See more News RESEARCH Survey of State Funding Trends Trees in Urban Parks 2008 Draft Report Using Trees and Structural Soil to Improve Water Quality Shade Trees Can Reduce Power Bills by 11.4 Percent See more Research PUBLIC POLICY Green Roof Tax Incentive Legislation Introduced in the Senate Congress likely to address fire costs, management issues Obama Picks Global Warming Expert as Science Advisor Obama's Call to Change: What Is Everyone Waiting For? See more Public Policy EVENTS SmartGrowth and Urban Forestry- Part II: City Planning Green Infrastructure Community of Practice Incorporating AmeriCorps Into Local Programs Conference on Stormwater & Urban Water Systems See more Events FUNDING BofA Neighborhood Excellence Initiative AAD Shade Structure Grant Program NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards See more Funding 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" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alice at actrees.org Wed Feb 4 16:20:45 2009 From: alice at actrees.org (Alice Ewen Walker) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:20:45 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Take Action for City Trees in the Economic Stimulus Message-ID: Action Alert Dear ACT Friends, We need your help to keep money for city forest enhancements in the economic stimulus. The House stimulus would fund $550 million in work on State and Private Forest Lands, including significant funding for "city forest enhancements" via the Urban and Community Forestry program. The current Senate stimulus legislation does not. Please take action to ask your Senators to include city forests in the Senate stimulus bill. To take action, click here: http://actrees.org/site/stories/ask_your_senator_to_support_city_forests_in_t.php?tag=news Time is short and pressure is high on the Senate to pass a bill this week. Congress hopes to negotiate a final bill that resolves differences between the House and Senate by February 13th. For an overview, click here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020304024.html?nav=hcmodule Please CALL and/or FAX your Senators this week. A phone call takes only a few minutes. Quick Tips on What To Say: You are ready to deliver immediate, tangible Urban Forestry action projects that keep people employed in green jobs while improving the health and livability of your city. Planting and maintaining trees is labor intensive and supports local small businesses. Spending on State and Private Forestry will provide funds to communities of all sizes benefitting jobs in every state, in both rural and urban areas. You ask that the Senate provide $550 million to support US Forest Service State and Private Forest Lands programs, consistent with language in the House stimulus. Of that, you ask that there be included language in support of city forest enhancements and hope the Senate will consider directing the Forest Service to allocate $150 million for its Urban and Community Forestry Program out of the funds provided to State and Private Forestry in the stimulus. To take action, click here: http://actrees.org/site/stories/ask_your_senator_to_support_city_forests_in_t.php?tag=news The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition, a coalition of twenty national associations and non-profits of which ACT is a member, supports this issue. We encourage you to forward this request to colleagues. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, Alice Ewen Walker Executive Director Alliance for Community Trees 4603 Calvert Rd. College Park, MD 20740-3421 Tel. 301-277-0040 www.actrees.org www.neighborwoodsmonth.org Trees are essential for clean air, green streets and healthy neighborhoods. *************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Feb 9 12:04:28 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:04:28 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News Message-ID: <91127BFE-53E1-4C82-AB8D-941438D83618@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09feb9.html February 9, 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 One Thousand Trees Helping to Green Super Bowl (Tampa Bay, FL)- A thousand new trees have taken root in urban neighborhoods and wildlife areas throughout the Tampa Bay area as part of the overall "greening" of Super Bowl XLIII. The program kicked off in November and included more than a dozen tree planting projects leading up to the big game. Planting sites included wildlife refuge areas, school campuses, public parks, estuaries and riversides throughout Hillsborough and Pinellas County. Read the full story LOCAL STORY New bill will require homebuilders to plant trees (Nashville, TN)- Months of negotiations finally yielded legislation that would require Nashville's homebuilders to plant a certain number of trees on each open lot. The bill would require homebuilders to plant one tree for every 30-linear feet of street front in residential areas. Residential developers would be required to maintain seven trees per acre. If a homebuilder or developer doesn't comply with the potential new tree requirement, then Metro may seize their bonds for the project. 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" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Wed Feb 11 10:53:31 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:53:31 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Root Issue Research Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/rootissue_09feb11.html February 11, 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 Trees in Urban Parks 2008 Draft Report By Peter Harnick The most recent data on trees in urban parks has just been released by the Trust for Public Land. The report is based on information provided by the park agencies of the 75 largest cities in the country. Before the research moves along further, Trust for Public Land welcomes any thoughts, observations, and reactions from professionals in the field. Read more FEATURED AUDIENCE Grantmakers Most foundations are not making the changes that they and their grantees say are essential to supporting nonprofit success, a new survey of staffed foundations commissioned by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations finds. The survey, Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter: A National Study of Philanthropic Practice, builds on a similar study conducted in 2003 by the Urban Institute in partnership with GEO. 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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QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT Trees and Utilities National Conference 2009 April 6-8, 2009- Dallas, TX In its 16 years, the Trees & Utilities National Conference has promoted best practices in utility arboriculture while encouraging cooperation and partnerships between utilities, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations. And as a post-conference educational opportunity, the Alliance for Community Trees and Arbor Day Foundation are sponsoring a half-day Community Tree Leadership Forum training on the fundamentals of good marketing with community trees as the product. Register now THIS MONTH February 2009 * Green Infrastructure Community of Practice * Conference on Stormwater & Urban Water Systems * Incorporating AmeriCorps Into Local Programs * Trees and Ice Storms Find out more NEXT MONTH March 2009 * SmartGrowth- Part II: City Planning * CVal: Carbon Valuation Tool for Foresters * RMLUI 2009 Land Use Conference * National Main Streets Conference 2009 Find out more ACT WEBCAST SERIES Third Thursday of Every Month at 1pm Eastern * Feb09: Incorporating AmeriCorps Into Local Programs * Mar09: SmartGrowth- Part II: City Planning * May09: Urban & Community Forest Councils * Jun09: Tree Campus USA * Jul09: Urban Landscaping- Part I: Bareroot Trees 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 ? 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NATIONAL SPONSOR SUPPORT ACT NATIONAL NEWS Planting Trees Saves Cash, Research Confirms (Sacramento, CA)- Plant a tree: Save 25 bucks. Researchers in California have found that planting trees in strategic locations around your house can lower your summertime electricity bill by that much or more. The concept is common sense: Extra shade reduces the need for air conditioning. But this is the first study to use actual utility bills to nail down the details of where trees should be placed to help people chip away at their environmental footprints- and their budgets. Read the full story LOCAL STORY Urban Tree Canopy Blog (Washington, DC)- Casey Trees has started a new Urban Tree Canopy blog that includes news from around the country (and to a lesser extent the world) on stories related to urban tree canopy and planting efforts. 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" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Tue Feb 17 12:54:27 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:54:27 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Network Update Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/network_09feb17.html February 17, 2009 Success Story In the News Research Public Policy Events Funding 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 NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 SUCCESS STORY Green Collar Training and Micro-Enterprise Development (Washington, DC)- D.C. Greenworks developed a micro-enterprise program that provides training opportunities in low-impact environmental technologies such as greenroofs, rain gardens, downspout disconnection, tree planting and maintenance, riparian restoration, and permeable paving. Trainees work on D.C. Greenworks contracts with local government agencies, private consumers, and businesses. The program targets local at-risk young adults for training. Find out how IN THE NEWS Fallen Streets Trees Rise Again as Specialty Lumber The Cost of Trees in California Wal-Mart Awards $5.7 Million for Green Jobs Urban Tree Canopy Blog See more News RESEARCH NACo County Codes and Ordinances Library UHI: A Compendium of Strategies Green Community Strategies Up By Roots: Healthy Trees in the Built Environment See more Research PUBLIC POLICY Final Language of Forestry Section of Stimulus Bill New IRS Form 990 GIVE Act Reintroduced in Both Houses Serve America Act Reintroduced See more Public Policy EVENTS SmartGrowth and Urban Forestry- Part II: City Planning Trees and Utilities National Conference 2009 Incorporating AmeriCorps Into Local Programs Advancing Your Mission with Support from Your Urban & Community Forest Councils See more Events FUNDING Smart Growth Implementation Assistance National Scenic Byways Program RWJF Funds Health Games Research Grant Foundation Funds Studies on Use of Research Evidence in Public Policy See more Funding 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" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Feb 23 11:06:30 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:06:30 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Treebune News Message-ID: <257D892C-BF08-40CC-9542-D8AD4D60047E@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/treebune_09feb23.html February 23, 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 Trees on the playground = healthier kids (Washington, DC)- Our kids need safe and healthy places to play, and the Alliance for Community Trees challenges you to think about safer and healthier places for kids. We're talking about greening playspaces. Trees and landscaping are often considered "extras," and are first on the budget chopping block, but read more for reasons to reconsider trees as critical to your playspace. Read the full story LOCAL STORY Trash to Trees gets donation (Gillette, WY)- Prairie city or not, Gillette aspires to be a city full of trees and for the past several years, the city has rewarded people who volunteer to clean up the city with trees to plant. The Chamber of Commerce helped by providing prizes, incentives, extra trees, and marketing for the event. 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" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Thu Feb 26 13:00:58 2009 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:00:58 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Third Thursday Urban Forestry Webcast Message-ID: <00B8D8C2-2322-4CF3-BAF3-1B629EC615BA@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/bbls_09mar19.html March 19, 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 SmartGrowth and Urban Forestry- Part II: City Planning March 19, 2009 1:00- 2:00pm EST Smart Growth intersects with urban forestry on many levels: energy costs, crime, livability/sustainability, and more. Urban design is no longer isolated solely to buildings. Trees are part of the natural infrastructure, and their beneficial effects on urban landscapes are becoming better known. Understanding SmartGrowth trends can help you position your projects and programs to better integrate with building and land use trends. "Green infrastructure" is a term that is appearing more and more frequently in land conservation and development discussions. Register now SESSION TOPICS Webcast attendees will learn: * What is green infrastructure, urban greening, and land banking. * Challenges of creating attractive and healthier built environments. * Financial sustainability and how these programs are cost effective. * What authority and partnerships are necessary. * Why include trees in planning.. Register now Strategies to Manage Underused Property Dan Kildee, Treasurer, Genesee County, MI Facing shrinking populations and declining investments in center cities, Genesee County aggressively targeted empty lots and vacant properties with innovative strategies to reclaim underused property, redevelop it with public capital, and sell it- improved and at a profit- to property managers and homeowners. Some of the strategies included green infrastructure and urban greening, land banking, land trusts, and collaborative community planning processes. Register now Communicating with Planners and Engineers Dan Staley, City Planner, Castle Rock, CO Tree people don't typically speak planning-ese and engineering-ese, so in the Town of Castle Rock, the planners and engineers are approaching the tree people and working with them on how to talk to planners and engineers about strategies to overcome the challenges of denser development. 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 ? 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