Learn and Grow With Our Partners
We've been busy wrapping up our 2020 work and setting our eyes to Spring 2021. Although news from SFTT might be slow this week, there's lots of exciting opportunities you can plug into, including a Urban Tree Symposium and a photo contest from American Forests.
We also wish you all a Happy Tu BiShvat - the Jewish holiday of trees. Many people celebrate by eating fruits such as figs, dates, almonds, and pomegranate seeds. Learn more from our favorite TikTok artist, @jewslovetrees, Tobin Mitnik.
Is there a tree-related holiday that you know of? We'd love to share your tree celebration.
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Urban Tree Symposium: Worcester
Our friends at Worcester Tree Initiative and Tower Hill Botanic Garden's are holding their annual Urban Tree Symposium on Friday, February 26th. This meeting is dedicated to exploring the importance of urban forests and ways we can improve our green spaces, bringing together experts in the fields of forestry, horticulture, biology, technology and more. You can expect to hear current and important information that will impact your work in our communities and your own home. The Urban Tree Symposium is geared towards professionals but all with a curious mind around plants and green spaces is encouraged to attend. For a full breakdown of this years Urban Tree Symposium check out the information below. You can register here.
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Want to work with Boston's trees? Boston is hiring!
The City of Boston has an exciting new tree care job opportunity with the Boston Parks & Recreation Department. The department is seeking someone to direct foremen and contractors in maintaining Boston's trees and to identify and remedy tree problems. Learn more about this opportunity here.
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Forests In Focus: Submit Your TreePhoto
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Did you take an amazing photo of Boston's (or any) trees this year? Then enter it into American Forests' annual photo contest! The contest is open to photographers of all levels and covers 5 categories: Forest Landscapes, Cityscapes Splendor (our personal favorite), Big Beautiful Trees, Forest Close-ups, Forests and People, Forest Wildlife, and Nature As Art. Find more information and enter your photos here. Entries are due by March 5th at 6pm EST.
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Extreme Events and Trees Webinar
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As a part of their Urban Forest Connections series, the Forest Service is hosting a webinar titled Extreme Events in the Urban Forest: Assessment, Response, and Recovery on Wednesday, February 10, from 1:00 – 2:15 pm EST. In this webinar Will Liner of the Florida Forest Service and Alex Sherman, city forester with Springfield, Massachusetts, will discuss how to help urban forests respond to natural disasters. Register and learn more here. This event and more like it can be found on the new and improve events page of our website!
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