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SUFC Stakeholder Call: USDA Forest Service federal budget for the Urban and Community Forestry Program FY 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 SUFC hosted an informational conference call on the USDA Forest Service federal budget for the Urban and Community Forestry Program FY 2012 and important program information. This STAKEHOLDER call was presented by Paul Ries, Director of Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service.
To view the full Forest Service budget, see: http://www.fs.fed.us/aboutus/budget/. Specific pages of interest include: 9 (AGO reference), 13 (line item budget), 16 (strategic tree planting reference), 22 (FS org. chart) and 32 (activity/outcome line items).
Q and A
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Vibrant Cities Town Hall Meeting
On November 30, 2011 SUFC hosted an interactive Town Hall meeting to introduce SUFC members and guests to the Vibrant Cities Report
released earlier in the month. There was strong, positive interest in the report and how the next phase of the Vibrant Cities
Initiative would develop. Read the Report.
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iTree: How it is being used and what's new
On October 10, 2011, the SUFC hosted an interactive webinar on the iTree with experts: Keith Cline (USDA Forest Service, Urban and
Community Forestry Program), Scott Maco (Davey Tree), Jerri LaHaie (Society of Municipal Arborists), and Dr. Dave Nowak (USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station). The webinar
provided an overview of how iTree is a collaborative tool, the range of the iTree suite tools and specifically iTree Hydro. To hear the
presentations and Q and
A, click here
For recent SUFC member policy and education outreach efforts, see Take Action.
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