11/03/2022
Bare root tree planting season has begun!
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TreeVitalize® is a public-private partnership established by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to restore tree cover in Pennsylvania communities. The program was launched in 2004, following two influential research reports showing that urban tree canopy, particularly in the greater Philadelphia region, had decreased significantly. Partners rallied together to
fund the program, which paid for tree plantings and training of citizens and municipal officials through the Tree Tenders® program. The program has since spread to all corners of the state, and what began as a tree planting and citizen education program has grown to encompass much more than that. TreeVitalize now covers a broad range of urban and community forestry subjects thanks in part to our key statewide program partners, the Pennsylvania Urban & Community Forestry Council, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Tree Pittsburgh, and Penn State Extension. TreeVitalize offers trainings, grants, and unique partnerships with municipalities and non-profit organizations.
10/18/2022
Such a fun morning celebrating Greenfield Elementary School’s recognition as a TreeCampus. Thanks to amazing partners and the for working with these students to plant trees and educating them about urban and community forestry.
We followed this celebration up with a tour of the seedling nursery. Thanks for hosting us today, Pittsburgh partners!!
05/01/2022
Volunteer opportunity in Neshaminy State Park next weekend. Check out the post for details!
04/29/2022
Happy Arbor Day for the 150th year! State Forester Ellen Shultzabarger planted a tree in Cheltenham Township this morning with District Forester Steve Wacker and Tree Equity Specialist Kalaia Tripeaux to help celebrate Arbor Day! Thanks to all of our partners who helped to make this planting and so many others possible today.
04/28/2022
A tree planting opportunity to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day!
08/05/2021
The City of Philadelphia is looking for a company or organization to create a lumber yard at the Organic Recycling Center to better use urban wood resources generated through tree removals in the park system.
See below for the Lumber Yard RFP and procurement info on this opportunity!
https://www.phlcontracts.phila.gov/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=B2212178&parentUrl=activeBids
09/22/2020
Interested in learning more about tree canopy and environmental resilience? Join the Morris Arboretum and guest speakers for this year's Tree Canopy Series: Building Environmental Resilience throughout October and November. Register online with the Morris Arboretum today! https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=31
Tree Equity: Focusing Urban Forestry for Climate Action, Climate Justice and Economic Recovery
Jad Daley, President and CEO, American Forests
Thursday, October 15 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $25
The Critical Role of Parks in Philadelphia Communities
Maura McCarthy, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Conservancy
Thursday, October 22 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $25
Examining the Future Forest: Predicting Which Trees Will Survive
Nick Fisichelli, President and CEO, Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park
Thursday, October 29 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $25
What a Warming World Means for Insect Pest Outbreaks
Michael J. Raupp, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Extension Specialist, The University of Maryland
Thursday, November 5 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $25
Bring Diversity to the Stressful Urban Streetscape – 12 Great Trees to Enhance Your Palette
Paul Meyer, Retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director, Morris Arboretum
Thursday, November 12 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $25
Horticulture & Design Endowed Lectures Birding Birding Excursions School of Arboriculture Tree Canopy Series: Building Environmental Resilience Creative Expressions Growing Minds
01/29/2020
Fascinating!
By comparing very old and young ginkgos in China, scientists found an explanation for their longevity.
12/11/2019
PA DCNR is accepting applications for young adult PA Outdoor Corps Crews around the state.
https://www.northcentralpa.com/life/outdoors/dcnr-accepting-applications-for-young-adult-pa-outdoor-corps-crews/article_151add6c-1ac1-11ea-95e4-f3581d381f2b.html
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps young adult work and conservation learning program. Applications are due January 1.
12/05/2019
More great footage from the wonderful partnership between Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
11/24/2019
If you know anyone 18-25 years in age who is interested in gaining valuable skills in conservation, PA Outdoor Corps is looking! Message us with any questions.
The is now hiring for its 10-month crews starting in March 2020 to work on conservation projects on Pennsylvania’s public lands.
Applications are due Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/2FUPHdR
11/12/2019
Announcing TreeVitalize Bare Root Tree Program! Visit the TreePennsylvania website to see if you are eligible.
https://treepennsylvania.org
This is the home page's excerpt
10/03/2019
Spotted Lanternfly gamified!
The sons of information-technology director Brad Line challenged him to create an app all about squashing the invasive lanternfly. He was skeptical. But to his surprise, the app, which he released Saturday, took off.
09/12/2019
TreeVitalize staff member, Shea Zwerver, will be presenting at the Partners in Community Forestry Conference November 21-22, 2019 being held in Cleveland, OH this year.
The Partners conference is the largest international gathering of urban forestry practitioners, advocates, researchers, and government leaders. It is an inspiring gathering of fellow people who are passionate about all things trees and how they positively impact community.
Hope you can make it! There will be a lot of great speakers sharing their interesting and inspiring work!
09/04/2019
"As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities The Poor Often Feel It Most" By NPR
Did you know that higher urban tree canopy is frequently correlated with higher income? "Lower-income parts of the city tend to have less green cover." Tree planting efforts by non-profit and government organizations should be dispersed equitably across communities.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/03/754044732/as-rising-heat-bakes-u-s-cities-the-poor-often-feel-it-most?sc=tw
08/24/2019
This is a great video, sharing the ambitions and perspective of one Urban Forester. The message around trees is applicable to all people from all walks of life.
Indiana Division of Forestry Grotto Network
https://grottonetwork.com/make-an-impact/transform/restoring-urban-forest-by-planting-trees/?fbclid=IwAR2vwY9FRLyHo3bG-uz80Q9A_e1BkmNpgR559K2XuYqGkAmZU7RcsaVQdh8
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley is the city forester for Goshen, Indiana. The city has a goal of planting 2,000 trees a year to achieve 45% canopy by 2050.
08/23/2019
4 Questions about the Amazon fires, answered.
Thanks Conservation International
https://www.conservation.org/blog/four-questions-about-the-amazon-fires-answered?fbclid=IwAR2JX1mGz8FLxJjzKJ5GNu6pzbOKcWjVLnQVGzvWMT2qUYZox3MTrMwLveI
Conservation International experts explain more about the fires raging through the Amazon.
08/16/2019
There is a Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 that proposes funding to plant 4.1 billion trees by 2030 and 16 billion trees total by 2050. This bill will be introduced when Congress reconvenes in September.
Here you can read the proposed Act section by section: https://www.scribd.com/document/420980166/CSA-Section-by-Section-8-6
You can read American Forests support announcement of the Act here: https://www.americanforests.org/af-news/american-forests-supports-the-climate-stewardship-act-of-2019/
Section by Section
08/14/2019
Great program that TreeVitalize is involved with. Thanks to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
07/31/2019
On Friday, July 26th, NY Times published this beautifully written piece that will get you thinking about death and how some choose to return to the Earth via a green burial.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/well/family/rest-me-in-a-pine-box-and-let-the-fiddle-play.html?fbclid=IwAR1ptBtj1gXTh0ogOyU2tFi0ZCZH1ozdaABATpoN36cSmuevE4Cv-3V1NqM
After helping her father have the homegrown funeral he planned, an environmentalist is designing her own.
07/29/2019
Over the last two weeks Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PA Outdoor Corp crew helped carry out an urban tree inventory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The 10 person crew inventoried 1207 public trees! We are excited to help the Borough on their journey to a sustainable urban forestry program.
07/22/2019
Look at all that tree planting opportunity in the northeastern U.S.!
Researchers have identified exactly where we can plant a certain amount of trees in order to stop the climate crisis in its tracks.
07/15/2019
July-September is the time some of you might be seeing Spotted Lanternfly in its fourth instar, nymph phase.
To learn more about how to manage them, visit Penn State Extension's website here: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly
07/11/2019
In a recently published research study, scientists confirm that the "restoration of trees remain among the most effective strategies for climate change mitigation."
Find the full article here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6448/76
Listen to Here & Now's Robin Young talk today with co-author of the study, Thomas Crowther here: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/11/planting-trees-climate-change
The restoration of forested land at a global scale could help capture atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change. Bastin et al. used direct measurements of forest cover to generate a model of forest restoration potential across the globe (see the Perspective by Chazdon and Brancalion). Their spa...
06/27/2019
Yes, let's plant more trees through Restore PA!
Trees can address flooding and issues associated with flooding, just take a look through these studies that the Vibrant Cities Lab has congregated.
06/24/2019
Are you within one of the 14 counties in the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone? Find out below:
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/spotted_lanternfly/SpottedLanternflyAlert/Pages/default.aspx
06/16/2019
We can all learn from each other! A great example of how one place is restoring their urban tree canopy.
https://www.popsci.com/urban-forests-trees-baltimore/?fbclid=IwAR3EMV9sRmR24v_iY7EiNb5b9VUHh8Ydp_lpdwtlXQjUqmJv043ATYL61xg
Urban canopies help our air, health, and electric, bills, but they're shrinking. Proactive cities like Baltimore are determined to bring them back.
06/13/2019
Thanks for highlighting TreeVitalize work Chesapeake Bay Journal!
https://www.bayjournal.com/article/pa_program_for_inmates_answers_growing_demand_for_green_jobs?fbclid=IwAR20YO01igqPSL_vM0Uzw6JsyDSdB71XuV4kWRChai_JKiDlT4WB3mSRsW4
Published by Bay Journal Media, Bay Journal informs the public about issues and events affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
06/04/2019
06/04/2019
The TreeVitalize Summer 2019 eNewsletter went out today. You can view it here:
https://d2mxsxvdlyuhqy.cloudfront.net/mailing/33xwtb/4dcbda478dc74b35aa7cb42edbd8554c?format=pdf&ch=5000&cw=3900
If you'd like to receive the newsletter in the future, please email [email protected]
05/31/2019
Some amazing news to end the week!
"...the educational system shall be a locus for propagating ethical and sustainable use of natural resources among the young to ensure the cultivation of a socially-responsible and conscious citizenry."
New collaboration?! Pennsylvania Department of Education and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/05/29/new-filipino-law-requires-every-student-to-plant-10-trees-if-they-want-to-graduate/?fbclid=IwAR3_JhbPJBCK0Wgxu4SywgUco83qejrdrvK-NZcD1tR9LnGygGknWy3Ln20
The Philippines, a tropical island nation in the Pacific, will now require by law all graduating students from elementary school to college plant 10 trees each before they can graduate.
05/29/2019
Do you know any woodworkers or artisans in the arena in PA?! We'd love to hear about them.
05/21/2019
Webinar: Thinking Beyond the Backyard: Diversity in Urban Tree Plantings across the Northeastern USA
Happening in 10 minutes!
Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 12 PM – 1 PM (Eastern Time)
You can still join!
Register at
https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nyDMKDAQQdSkj4LZZw-fhg
Tree planting efforts have increased in cities across the United States in recent years. However, information on these plantings remains siloed by city making it challenging to identify national trends or make city-by-city comparisons. Danica Doroski, Doctoral Candidate with Yale School of Forestry....
04/26/2019
Happy happy Arbor Day friends!
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
What do we mean when we say Pennsylvania forests sequester carbon? An explanation follows.
04/25/2019
When planting tree stock this Arbor Day think about the changing climate! Will that species adapt or should you consider another species? Check out this article published today in the NYTimes.
"That’s a thousand-dollar tree, and we’ll never cut it down,” he said, pointing to a majestic, century-old white pine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/climate/trees-climate-change.html?fbclid=IwAR1RsR_LzNeKZhhn1I1syVDKhAIQNm9FYI_n68628b3v6vQXefV7rYreBYA
A dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland. Foresters are only starting to wrestle with solutions.
04/23/2019
ATTENTION: If you are interested in applying for a 2020 TreeVitalize grant you must submit a Letter of Inquiry by May 1, 2019.
The TreeVitalize grants administrator, TreePennsylvania, has also made updates to the grant process.To learn about the updates and get your questions answered, attend the webinar tomorrow, April 24, 2019 at 1:00pm.
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If you can't attend the webinar but have questions about TreeVitalize grants please email Jessica Cavey at [email protected].
04/23/2019
As we celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day this week, invite someone who might not experience nature that much, on a hike or a walk in your local park. Or plant a tree together!
You might even find a walking trail near your work through Pennsylvania Department of Health 's WalkWorks program: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/WalkWorks/Pages/WalkWorks.aspx
Alpine scrambles and beach-front strolls; multi-day singletrack adventures and quick urban escapes; soaring trees and rolling sand dunes—every state in the country has something to offer intrepid hikers. So we rounded up a bucket-list-worthy, best-of-the-best guide.
04/22/2019
HAPPY EARTH DAY FRIENDS!!!
Scientists once ridiculed the idea of a living planet. Not anymore.
03/25/2019
How can Appalachia communities build resiliency? Here is 6 of the 7 suggestions:
1. Investing in infrastructure
2. Engaging the community over the long term
3. Growing youth engagement and next generation leadership
4. Identifying and growing assets in the community
5. Building networks and forester collaboration
6. Moving multiple sectors forward for economic development and growing value chains.
One solution to address all of these - TREES!
1.Trees are part of a communities infrastructure. Communities can plant more and allocate resources to help better maintain the existing tree canopy.
2, 3, & 5 Get community groups, anchor institutions, and especially the youth, out to plant trees together. Planting trees together fosters relationships and thus networks. When people actively engage in environmental stewardship in ones place, ones' value of that place grows.
4. Trees are community assets. Trees have environmental, social and economic benefits that when monetized have been shown to: lower communities' costs associated with stormwater management, increase pedestrian traffic and time spent in business districts, increase property values, and create safer neighborhoods. Such benefits from trees are sustained over the long term.
6. Without trees we wouldn't have a wood products industry. Urban wood utilization is a value chain TreeVitalize is working on to put trees that come down in our parks and on our streets to higher value use, instead of chipping them to mulch or landfilled.
https://news.psu.edu/story/565042/2019/03/22/research/promoting-economic-resilience-appalachia-lessons-successful
The Appalachian communities that enjoyed persistent economic growth following the 2008 Great Recession have a number of factors in common, according to researchers who analyzed all 420 counties in the Appalachian region. Their findings will help guide future economic development strategies across Ap...
03/24/2019
Cool upcoming webinar on April 9th: "learn how the four “C”s that connect soil and human health--Climate, Critters, Cuisine and Community--and identify farm-level practices that promote health for humans and the environment."
Learn more here: http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/aligning-soil-and-human-health/?sr=wp~upcoming
Participants will join to learn how the four “C”s that connect soil and human health--Climate, Critters, Cuisine and Community--and identify farm-level practices that promote health for humans and the environment. Soil management practices can positively or negatively impact human health. In thi...
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Thank you Lower Merion Shade Tree Commission, Lower Merion Tree Tenders , and resident volunteers for your great work coordinating and planting SEVENTY trees in the Township this week!
PHS : Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and TreeVitalize Pennsylvania provided bare root trees at cost, Mother Compost helped transport trees, and Lower Merion Township provided tools and support for the effort.
Tree canopy is an often overlooked contributor to better environmental, economic, human health and quality of life outcomes. It's critical that new trees be planted regularly to compensate for losses in our tree canopy due to tree aging, pestilence, damage, and development. How wonderful to have so many folks in the Township willing to pitch in for this effort!
PHS : Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and TreeVitalize Pennsylvania provided bare root trees at cost, Mother Compost helped transport trees, and Lower Merion Township provided tools and support for the effort.
Tree canopy is an often overlooked contributor to better environmental, economic, human health and quality of life outcomes. It's critical that new trees be planted regularly to compensate for losses in our tree canopy due to tree aging, pestilence, damage, and development. How wonderful to have so many folks in the Township willing to pitch in for this effort!
Bit of a short notice but we're doing a bit of a TREE PLANTING at Mermaid Park in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA. TOMORROW, Saturday, October 30th, 8:30 am - 1pm
VOLUNTEERS WILL plant trees and shrubs along the little stream that flows through the park and, eventually, into the Cresheim Creek. The new “vegetated riparian buffer” will improve water quality, reduce flooding and provide habitat.
Dress in layers based on the weather. Make sure to wear long pants and old shoes/sneakers or work boots. We’ll hold the event rain or shine. We’ll provide gloves and tools.
Registration is not required but appreciated!
Contact Fred Stine [email protected] for details.
East Mermaid Ln, Springfield Twp., PA
Saturday, October 30, 2021
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
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GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP:
This restoration project is generously sponsored by Springfield Township, the TreeVitalize Pennsylvania Watersheds Grant program and the Plant One Million campaign, both of which are managed by the PHS : Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener program, as well as Aqua PA.
VOLUNTEERS WILL plant trees and shrubs along the little stream that flows through the park and, eventually, into the Cresheim Creek. The new “vegetated riparian buffer” will improve water quality, reduce flooding and provide habitat.
Dress in layers based on the weather. Make sure to wear long pants and old shoes/sneakers or work boots. We’ll hold the event rain or shine. We’ll provide gloves and tools.
Registration is not required but appreciated!
Contact Fred Stine [email protected] for details.
East Mermaid Ln, Springfield Twp., PA
Saturday, October 30, 2021
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
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GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP:
This restoration project is generously sponsored by Springfield Township, the TreeVitalize Pennsylvania Watersheds Grant program and the Plant One Million campaign, both of which are managed by the PHS : Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener program, as well as Aqua PA.
Volunteer opportunity! 🚨 Join TreeVitalize, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and the Oakmont Shade Tree Commission to help plant 30 new street trees this Saturday, October 23rd! 🌳🌳🌳
Trees: Our Mental, Physical, Climate Change Antidote
Updated September 02, 2021
Martha Bebinger
…And this sugar maple is a carbon sucking, storage machine. Ignace, an assistant professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia and a Harvard Forest research associate, has just made some calculations using an online tool.
To date, it shows Ignace’s tree has stored 22,049 pounds of carbon dioxide or CO2, one of the main greenhouse gases that is warming our planet. That’s the amount of carbon released by 1,100 gallons of gas burned in an average car.
“That’s quite a feat for a single tree,” says Ignace, grinning…
…“Plants are amazing air filters,” Ignace says. “And leaves themselves can capture particulate matter as well.”
Those are the tiny flecks of chemicals and debris that can inflame our lungs. Many get caught on the fibers of a leaf instead, as pollution moves through the air….
…Amid all that cleaning and cooling, this maple is also performing a feat science is struggling to recreate —it’s a carbon-guzzling stockpile. Its leaves aren’t just removing carbon from our air, they’re holding onto it, for life.
Trees turn carbon into sugar and use it to grow. In short, trees build with the carbon that would otherwise thicken the blanket of greenhouse gases overheating our planet….
…Ignace says preserving trees is even more important now as they face increasing threats linked to climate change, logging and agriculture. A study out this week says 30% of tree species — some magnolias, maples and rosewoods — face extinction.
With all these threats, there’s a lot of talk about increasing efforts to plant new trees. Ignace agrees that we need more trees to fight climate change. But it would take decades to reach the cleaning, cooling and storing capacity of Ignace’s sugar maple, and it can live 300 to 400 years….
…A diverse group of scientists are studying how trees affect our bodies and minds. This growing body of research suggests many possible connections between trees and our collective or individual health.
That includes everything from better birth outcomes to fewer symptoms of ADHD, lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, less stress, anxiety and depression — even a longer life…
…A few countries, notably Japan and South Korea, have invested in forest bathing, a practice that involves spending time among trees to improve health. But in the U.S., prescribing time in nature is still pretty far outside mainstream medicine…
…“Nature provides us with solutions to the climate crisis,” says Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. “Achieving net zero by 2050 will not be possible without nature.”
Haaland, who spoke at an international summit earlier this summer, says we have to do much more than plant and maintain trees. In Massachusetts, where 64% of the land is covered by forests, climate experts say taking care of those areas, as well as your favorite tree, is among the critical steps the state must take to tackle climate change.
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Danielle Ignace, research associate at Harvard Forest and an assistant professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia and Pam Templer, biology professor with BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, provided details used in scientific explanations contained in Sophie Morse's illustrations. The video atop the post was shot and edited by WBUR's Jesse Costa.
Updated September 02, 2021
Martha Bebinger
…And this sugar maple is a carbon sucking, storage machine. Ignace, an assistant professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia and a Harvard Forest research associate, has just made some calculations using an online tool.
To date, it shows Ignace’s tree has stored 22,049 pounds of carbon dioxide or CO2, one of the main greenhouse gases that is warming our planet. That’s the amount of carbon released by 1,100 gallons of gas burned in an average car.
“That’s quite a feat for a single tree,” says Ignace, grinning…
…“Plants are amazing air filters,” Ignace says. “And leaves themselves can capture particulate matter as well.”
Those are the tiny flecks of chemicals and debris that can inflame our lungs. Many get caught on the fibers of a leaf instead, as pollution moves through the air….
…Amid all that cleaning and cooling, this maple is also performing a feat science is struggling to recreate —it’s a carbon-guzzling stockpile. Its leaves aren’t just removing carbon from our air, they’re holding onto it, for life.
Trees turn carbon into sugar and use it to grow. In short, trees build with the carbon that would otherwise thicken the blanket of greenhouse gases overheating our planet….
…Ignace says preserving trees is even more important now as they face increasing threats linked to climate change, logging and agriculture. A study out this week says 30% of tree species — some magnolias, maples and rosewoods — face extinction.
With all these threats, there’s a lot of talk about increasing efforts to plant new trees. Ignace agrees that we need more trees to fight climate change. But it would take decades to reach the cleaning, cooling and storing capacity of Ignace’s sugar maple, and it can live 300 to 400 years….
…A diverse group of scientists are studying how trees affect our bodies and minds. This growing body of research suggests many possible connections between trees and our collective or individual health.
That includes everything from better birth outcomes to fewer symptoms of ADHD, lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, less stress, anxiety and depression — even a longer life…
…A few countries, notably Japan and South Korea, have invested in forest bathing, a practice that involves spending time among trees to improve health. But in the U.S., prescribing time in nature is still pretty far outside mainstream medicine…
…“Nature provides us with solutions to the climate crisis,” says Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. “Achieving net zero by 2050 will not be possible without nature.”
Haaland, who spoke at an international summit earlier this summer, says we have to do much more than plant and maintain trees. In Massachusetts, where 64% of the land is covered by forests, climate experts say taking care of those areas, as well as your favorite tree, is among the critical steps the state must take to tackle climate change.
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Danielle Ignace, research associate at Harvard Forest and an assistant professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia and Pam Templer, biology professor with BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, provided details used in scientific explanations contained in Sophie Morse's illustrations. The video atop the post was shot and edited by WBUR's Jesse Costa.
Employment Alert! TREEVITALIZE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
"Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Forestry (BOF), seeks a highly motivated, driven, and well-organized individual to help promote and manage urban and community forestry efforts in Pennsylvania. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, exhibit outstanding planning skills, and demonstrate the ability to build trusting relationships with cross-sector partners."
Read more about the qualifications and position specifics here: https://waterlandlife.org/about-us/careers/job-openings/
Learn more about the programs here: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy TreeVitalize Pennsylvania
"Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Forestry (BOF), seeks a highly motivated, driven, and well-organized individual to help promote and manage urban and community forestry efforts in Pennsylvania. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, exhibit outstanding planning skills, and demonstrate the ability to build trusting relationships with cross-sector partners."
Read more about the qualifications and position specifics here: https://waterlandlife.org/about-us/careers/job-openings/
Learn more about the programs here: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy TreeVitalize Pennsylvania
PRC and partners recently completed a restoration project along Naylor’s Run in . Such projects are vital to restoring the health of and its tributaries in .
Special thanks to Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative, Upper Darby Township - Government Parks and Public Works, Darby Creek Valley Association and Tree Tenders of Upper Darby. Funding by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and TreeVitalize Pennsylvania
Learn more about this successful project: http://ow.ly/BhbQ50FyQzq
Special thanks to Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative, Upper Darby Township - Government Parks and Public Works, Darby Creek Valley Association and Tree Tenders of Upper Darby. Funding by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and TreeVitalize Pennsylvania
Learn more about this successful project: http://ow.ly/BhbQ50FyQzq
TreeVitalize Pennsylvania is a partnership aimed to restore tree cover in PA communities! Check out the link to learn how you can help the cause. https://bit.ly/379I5AU
For , donate to our Plant-A-Forest Fundraiser! We hope to plant 800 native trees and shrubs!
Facebook is matching every dollar raised up to $7 million. You can donate to our fundraiser or create your own fundraiser for us - instructions on how to set up your own fundraiser are at the bottom of this post.
To plant the forest, we have applied for a grant from TreeVitalize Pennsylvania - for our part, we need to raise $5500. So far, we have $2200 towards our goal, thanks to your generous donations through our annual auction. Now, help us get all the way to $5500!
Two years ago, with volunteer help from the community and the Boy Scouts, we planted a woodland on a slope uphill from the upper branch of French Creek at our Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve, as part of our mission to restore woodlands along the creek, in order to naturally improve water quality. Woodlands reduce flooding and surface rainwater overload and remove pollutants themselves, in addition to cooling the water, which helps the invertebrates and microorganisms who also remove pollutants from water.
Now, we are hoping to reforest the field in between our first project and the creek - a riparian area - which means we will be planting native trees and shrubs that like wet areas. You will be invited to come and help with the planting in the spring of 2021. And you can follow along with our progress when you hike the beautiful trails of the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve.
It is easy to set up a Facebook fundraiser for us - go to https://www.facebook.com/fund/FPCCT/, and Facebook will walk you through the steps. Be sure to pick French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust! You can write a personal message to your friends about our mission or you can copy and paste what we wrote here. Thank you!!!
Facebook is matching every dollar raised up to $7 million. You can donate to our fundraiser or create your own fundraiser for us - instructions on how to set up your own fundraiser are at the bottom of this post.
To plant the forest, we have applied for a grant from TreeVitalize Pennsylvania - for our part, we need to raise $5500. So far, we have $2200 towards our goal, thanks to your generous donations through our annual auction. Now, help us get all the way to $5500!
Two years ago, with volunteer help from the community and the Boy Scouts, we planted a woodland on a slope uphill from the upper branch of French Creek at our Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve, as part of our mission to restore woodlands along the creek, in order to naturally improve water quality. Woodlands reduce flooding and surface rainwater overload and remove pollutants themselves, in addition to cooling the water, which helps the invertebrates and microorganisms who also remove pollutants from water.
Now, we are hoping to reforest the field in between our first project and the creek - a riparian area - which means we will be planting native trees and shrubs that like wet areas. You will be invited to come and help with the planting in the spring of 2021. And you can follow along with our progress when you hike the beautiful trails of the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve.
It is easy to set up a Facebook fundraiser for us - go to https://www.facebook.com/fund/FPCCT/, and Facebook will walk you through the steps. Be sure to pick French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust! You can write a personal message to your friends about our mission or you can copy and paste what we wrote here. Thank you!!!
Here at Goodell Gardens & Homestead, we're so happy to announce that we've received sixteen bare root trees from TreeVitalize Pennsylvania's Bare Root Program!
Yesterday we received three northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa), three common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), two Winter King green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'), three Kentucky coffee trees (Gymnocladus dioicus), one sweetgum (Liquidambar), two Prairie Fire crabapples (Malus 'Prairie Fire'), and two Snowdrift crabapples (Malus 'Snowdrift).
Many thanks to TreeVitalize for this incredible gift! We also need to thank our Board President Kirk Johnson who volunteered to drive to Titusville to pick up our trees and deliver them to our site yesterday! Thank you so much!
Yesterday's beautiful weather allowed our Gardens & Grounds Staff Brooke, Traci and Ahmaya to plant nine of the 16 trees. The remaining seven will go in today or tomorrow as weather allows.
These new trees will add seven new species or cultivars to our arboriculture collection. And, with the addition of these 16 trees, we've planted more than 30 trees at YOUR Gardens this year!
Goodell Gardens & Homestead exists because of YOU. Thank you so much for your support, and please join us in thanking TreeVitalize and TreePennsylvania for their gift. A special thank you to Penn State Extension Forrester Scott Sjolander for his support of this project as well.
Yesterday we received three northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa), three common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), two Winter King green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'), three Kentucky coffee trees (Gymnocladus dioicus), one sweetgum (Liquidambar), two Prairie Fire crabapples (Malus 'Prairie Fire'), and two Snowdrift crabapples (Malus 'Snowdrift).
Many thanks to TreeVitalize for this incredible gift! We also need to thank our Board President Kirk Johnson who volunteered to drive to Titusville to pick up our trees and deliver them to our site yesterday! Thank you so much!
Yesterday's beautiful weather allowed our Gardens & Grounds Staff Brooke, Traci and Ahmaya to plant nine of the 16 trees. The remaining seven will go in today or tomorrow as weather allows.
These new trees will add seven new species or cultivars to our arboriculture collection. And, with the addition of these 16 trees, we've planted more than 30 trees at YOUR Gardens this year!
Goodell Gardens & Homestead exists because of YOU. Thank you so much for your support, and please join us in thanking TreeVitalize and TreePennsylvania for their gift. A special thank you to Penn State Extension Forrester Scott Sjolander for his support of this project as well.
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