2020 – Planning for a new year and a new decade! January is a good time to look behind at the successes you enjoyed this year, review the challenges that presented themselves, and plan to work to turn those challenges into successes in the new year. Strategic planning is a worthwhile goal for any program. … Continue reading Coordinator’s Corner — January
Great Projects, Great Partners with DNR Urban Forestry
Article By Linden Lampman, DNR Urban & Community Forestry Program Manager One of the many benefits of working in urban forestry is that I get to meet amazing people and develop partnerships with organizations that are doing great work all across the state promoting trees and tree care in communities. I’d like to take time … Continue reading Great Projects, Great Partners with DNR Urban Forestry
Timely Tree Tips–Building Cities for Big Trees
The Pacific Northwest has some of the most productive soils of anywhere on earth, and we have the trees to prove it. Trees and forests are a huge part of the history, character, and identity of this land we now call Washington. Washingtonians are rightly proud to live in a place that values its bountiful … Continue reading Timely Tree Tips–Building Cities for Big Trees
Dr. Ed Gilman Keynote Speaker for Inland Tree & Landscape Conference
The Inland Tree and Landscape Conference will be held at Spokane Community College on February 7, 2020. Arborists, landscape architects, and other green industry professionals will experience a full day of intermediate and advanced workshops. Featured Speaker: Dr. Ed Gilman, author of An Illustrated Guide to Pruning Workshop Topics: Designing Sites to Fit Desirable Trees, Planting … Continue reading Dr. Ed Gilman Keynote Speaker for Inland Tree & Landscape Conference
Coordinator’s Corner — December
We are well into the holiday season, having just recently celebrated and given thanks for the gift of family, friends, and the abundance we enjoy. As the season continues we move ever deeper into winter, with shorter days and longer nights; an opportunity to spend more “inside time” and prepare for celebrations throughout the month. … Continue reading Coordinator’s Corner — December
We Need Your Input to Shape Washington’s Forest Action Plan
Washington’s Forest Action Plan is a comprehensive review of forests across all lands — public, private, rural and urban — that offers proactive solutions to conserve, protect and enhance the trees and forests that people and wildlife depend on. Using the best available science, Forest Action Plans have three primary steps: Identify and evaluate forest … Continue reading We Need Your Input to Shape Washington’s Forest Action Plan
Urban Forestry Grants due by 4:00 PM on 12/12!
Applications for the 2020 Urban Forestry Grants are due by 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. Applicants should allow sufficient time to ensure timely receipt of the application by the Application Coordinator. Late applications will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration, unless the Agency’s e-mail is found to be … Continue reading Urban Forestry Grants due by 4:00 PM on 12/12!
