[ACT] Network Update- May 5, 2009

[Jared Liu]

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Success Story

In the News

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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SUCCESS STORY
Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course
(New York, NY) Trees New York offers a Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course  
that trains adults and teenagers in tree care and pruning.  
Participants take a final exam that certifies them to legally do  
certain work on trees owned by the City of New York.

  	

  	
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IN THE NEWS
LEED-ND: Public Comment Period Opens
11,000 dead trees could cost $706,000
Aid for shade: Municipalities eyeing money to buy trees
Arbor Day: Let's Plant More Trees In Hartford

  	

  	
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RESEARCH
Engaging Uninvolved Communities in Urban Forestry
Manual for School Tree Nurseries
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Urban Tree Utilization and Why It Matters

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
Green Infrastructure Summit and Urban Trees Forum
Jensen named USDA Deputy Undersecretary
Landscape Architecture Education
Transportation Efficiency Act to Reduce VMT

  	


  	
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EVENTS
Green Infrastructure Summit and Urban Trees Forum
Tree Campus USA
Urban Forest Projects in the Climate Action Reserve
California Urban Forests Conference

  	
  	
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FUNDING
Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grant
Akonadi Foundation Strategic Opportunity Support Fund
Blue Water Project Grants
California American Water Funds

  	

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