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Greening the Big Apple: Forestry From the Streets July 16-18, 2009 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Conference Purpose
New York ReLeaf is a state program promoting management and care of our state’s community trees. It is a
cooperative effort coordinated by the NYS DEC and the NYS Urban and Community Forestry Council with
major funding supplied through the USDA Forest Service. The goal of New York ReLeaf is to create
partnerships among tree professionals, citizen activists and volunteers, educators, government, and the private
sector. The annual State Conference brings together these interested parties from all of the state’s nine
regions to share experiences, ideas, and new information.
Greening the Big Apple: Forestry From the Streets
Join us in Brooklyn (where trees really do grow!) and learn about forestry in a city of neighborhoods. Hear
about PlaNYC, the City’s sustainability initiative, and the latest on the Million Trees initiative, both of which are
changing the face of urban and community forestry in New York City. Hear about studies on street tree
mortality, climate change, and the urban heat island. Learn how to put grand theory into local practice in
community gardens, stewardship of street trees, and greening efforts at schools and public housing. Hear
about designing tree plantings for stormwater catchment, managing tree and sidewalk conflicts, and
management of forest land, both natural areas and in heavily visited flagship parks. The latest ALB and EAB
information will be presented. Join us on tours of neighborhood greening efforts, a historic cemetery and
Prospect Park. Top it off with a tour of Newtown Creek where the neighborhood is bringing its environment
back to life, or a tour of a capped landfill, where you will see acres of new forest on a forgotten urban space of
the type all cities have. Stay an extra day for the Tour de Trees and an extra tour on the use of urban forest
land for stormwater management. Held at the campus of the Pratt Institute in the heart of Brooklyn, this
Conference is a chance to see old friends, make new ones and learn about the latest in urban forestry.
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