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Newsletter
December 2014
Welcome to the Community Trees Program Newsletter! We seek to provide helpful information in a short, to-the-point format supporting your work to protect and improve the vitality of the community forest.
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Educational opportunities
from The Morton Arboretum
Winter Twigs, Buds, and Bark
Saturday, January 17, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Lisle, IL
Examine the forms and branching patterns of 18 Illinois trees, and stroll around the Arboretum to identify the twigs, bark, and buds of these majestic wonders. Take home labeled examples for future reference.
Register Now.
Transportation Corridors and Trees Workshop - Reliable and Green Infrastructure
Wednesday, January 21, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Schaumburg, IL
The workshop will focus on issues related to tree planting, protection and care when transportation projects are planned, implemented and maintained. This workshop is geared to provide important information to transportation contractors, construction workers, planners, utility workers and vegetation managers. Speakers from ComEd, IDOT, The Morton Arboretum and others will teach participants important skills and resources. Lunch and CEUs will be provided. To register please email Lydia at LScott@mortonarb.org.
Expand your Planting Budget
Tuesday, January 27, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Libertyville, IL
Communities everywhere are struggling to replace ash trees on tight budgets. To compound this challenge the nursery industry has an limited amount of stock to meet these demands. In this free half-day program hosted by the Lake County Forest Preserve, we will provide insight into the current state of the nursery industry and alternative purchasing options for ensuring available stock. To register please email Andrea at ADierich@mortonarb.org.
Central Region Perennial Plant Association Symposium: Ready! Set! Garden!
Saturday, February 28, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Lisle, IL
The Perennial Plant Association and The Morton Arboretum are teaming up to offer a day-long symposium entitled "Ready! Set! Garden!" Some of the best writers and creative plantsmen in the business will be here, and you’re invited to listen, learn, and ask questions. Meet well-known authors, review the latest books and plants, and get great strategies for the 2015 growing season. Register Now.
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Vote by December 19!
You can Influence the next 10-Year Urban Forestry Action Plan for the USDA's National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) and the Community of Practice for 2016-2026.
Speak Up: Your ideas will guide funding for the next decade of Urban and Community Forestry! VOTE NOW
Urban and community forestry is at a turning point. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now developing a new action plan for the next 10 years, a plan that will guide all of its work through 2026. The next 10 years will bring change at a faster pace than we’ve ever seen. Your experience, ideas and feedback will help create the foundation for the focus of NUCFAC and the Community of Practice. We need your ideas, comments, and your votes about specific priorities.
Using the latest digital engagement technology, NUCFAC has created a way for all of you -- and all of your colleagues and friends, everywhere in the nation -- to participate. You can participate on your laptops and on your mobile phones. You can vote on your top priorities in less than five minutes. And if you want to spend more time, you can go deeper by voting on specific actions to achieve those priorities. And you can also offer new ideas and comment on other people’s ideas. Your comments and votes will shape the next 10-Year Urban Forestry Action Plan.
For additional background information about the project, planning team, and process, visit www.urbanforestplan.org
This digital engagement will be available through December 19, 2014.
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It's a bird, no, it's a plane... no, it's the spotted lanternfly
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Community Highlight: Village of Hazel Crest
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