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North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) and North Carolina Urban Forestry Council (NCUFC)
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NC ARBOR DAY - 1st FRIDAY after MARCH 15th
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY - last FRIDAY in APRIL
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Website: NCUFC - http://www.ncufc.org/
Website: NCFS - http://ncforestservice.gov/Urban/Urban_Forestry.htm
Website: http://www.americangrove.org/nc
Location: North Carolina
Members: 61
Latest Activity: on Monday
EDUCATION AND WORKSHOP PROVIDERS
The North Carolina Urban Forest Council sponsors educational workshops across the state and the state Urban Forestry conference (members get a discount to events). Check out its events here.
NC Cooperative Extension is a statewide program through NC State University with a presence in every county, providing expertise on a variety of topics as well as workshops and events. You can find a complete list of events here, where you can also search by county.
The NC Native Plant Society is a volunteer organization with chapters in various locations. Besides being a good source of information on native species choices, they are also quite active with various fieldtrips and events listed here.
Alliance for Community Trees is a national organization focused on urban trees and is a great resource for information. It also keeps an up-to-date list of big events across the country here.
The Forestry & Environmental Outreach Program is based at NC State University and presents a variety of programs to a broad audience, from professionals to teachers, landowners and others. The upcoming events are listed here.
News, Events, & Discussion
ISA Arborist Certification Course to be held July 16-18
The Southern Chapter – ISA and The Mid Atlantic Chapter – ISA (MAC-ISA) would like to invite you to register for the upcoming MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Course to be held July 16-18 at the SW Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. The…Continue
Started by Eric Muecke May 15.
Have You Heard?
Sorry for the tired pun, but the news is abuzz with stories about the emergence of 17-year cicadas. Although the headlines may lead some to believe that the Brood II emergence in NC will be statewide, the reality is that the northern piedmont will…Continue
Started by Alan Moore May 13.
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Comment by Alan Moore on Monday -
Maybe because I tend to prefer function over form, I found this article http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6720/20130508/much-tree-... interesting. The article focuses on the carbon storage benefits that trees provide and even lists North Carolina as one of the states with the greatest amount of carbon stored by trees in urban areas.
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Comment by Alan Moore on May 6, 2013 at 2:48pm
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American Forests released the Spring 2013 update to its National Register of Big Trees on April 29th. With 26 different Champion or Co-Champion trees, North Carolina ranked 8th among all states in the total number of National Champions.
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Comment by Eric Muecke on April 30, 2013 at 10:57am -
The Spring 2013 North Carolina Forest Stewardship Newsletter is available online at:
http://www.ncforestservice.gov/fsandfl/PDF/stewardshipSpring20103pd...
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Comment by Eric Muecke on April 22, 2013 at 5:14pm
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Happy Earth Day 2013! What did you do to celebrate Earth Day? For information on the latest Earth Day activities, visit EarthDay.org.
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Comment by Eric Muecke on April 16, 2013 at 11:19am
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The 2013 Western North Carolina Green Home and Living Guide is now available. There is a great article on The Economics of Urban Timber. It is available here.
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Comment by Jennifer D Rall on April 16, 2013 at 9:21am
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Urban heat island effect causing increase in scale insects on trees in Raleigh. Read more at: "Hot spots in Raleigh not good for trees" http://www.wral.com/hot-spots-in-raleigh-not-good-for-area-trees/12...
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Comment by Eric Muecke on April 10, 2013 at 8:46am
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I was on the WERC (Wood Education Resource Center) webinar yesterday when they announced 3 available resources on urban wood utilization.
The first is from Purdue University. It is Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber Produced by Thi... by Daniel Cassens.
The second is Wood Utilization Options for Urban Trees Infested by Invasive Species by Brian Brashaw et al.
The third resource is Harvesting Woody Biomass: A Small Business Guide by Steve Bick.
The effort to use urban wood for its highest and best use is building some steam. Check out these resources to stay informed. Also, WERC holds online webinars often, sign up for the newsletter here!
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Comment by Nancy Stairs on April 9, 2013 at 3:14pm
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It is still Tree City USA season - in 2011 NC had 70 communities of all sizes - and when the information gets updated, we will have 72 from 2012. See if your community is a Tree City:
To see a map, go to: www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/map.cfm
To see a list, go to: www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=No...
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Comment by Eric Muecke on April 3, 2013 at 10:21am
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The North Carolina Forest Service is busy presenting the annual Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA awards to communities at their Arbor Day celebrations. If your community is not recognized as a Tree City USA, why not? The recognition has 4 requirements:
- A tree board or department assigned to manage the community's public tree resource
- A Public Tree Ordinance that specifies how trees are planted, maintained and removed on public property
- A budget of $2.00 per resident on public tree planting, maintenance and removal
- An annual Arbor Day proclamation and celebration
If you are interested in the Tree City USA program, please contact your NC Forest Service County Ranger for more information. You can find your County Ranger contact info HERE.
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Comment by Nancy Stairs on March 4, 2013 at 8:49am
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Using urban wood, instead of sending it to a landfill, is a message we are trying to get out into the public forum
Here is an NPR story about using urban wood.NPR Wood from the Hood
NCU&CF and NCUFC have partnered to help support the creation of an NC Urban Wood Group. And NCUFC is hosting a page about it: NCUFC Urban Wood Group
If you are interested in seeing urban wood better utilized, post a comment or question on our page!
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