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Texas Community Forestry 2023 Grant Program
Now Accepting Proposals for the 2023 Grant Program The mission of the Texas A&M Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF) Program is to help communities develop sustainable programs that provide Texans with healthy trees and forests. To this end, with support from the USDA Forest Service, the Texas Community Forestry Grant Program is now accepting proposals for the 2023
Emerald Ash Borer Management Workshop!
Presented by Dallas Parks and Recreation, Arborjet and Texas A&M Forest Service EVENT SCHEDULE 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration/ Meet & Greet/ Coffee 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EAB Management at the State Level Allen Smith, Texas Forest Service Insect overview, history and locations of EAB in Texas, state initiatives 10:00 AM -11:00 AM EAB Management at the Municipal
Butler Nelson Historic Cemetery Hosts Saluting Branches
Butler Nelson Memorial Park includes two historic cemeteries. Today, the park is a link to local African Americans, many of whom came to Dallas before 1865. Among those buried here are business owners; civil rights activists; pastors; doctors; educators, four for whom local schools are named; and military veterans of conflicts dating to the Spanish-American War. Their lives and the
What is Saluting Branches?
On September 22nd, 2021, The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department hosted a Saluting Branches event to help beautify historical L. Butler Nelson Cemetery in Dallas, TX. Saluting Branches is a non-profit organization honoring American service men and women by organizing volunteer tree and landscape care for properties dedicated to our veterans. According to Saluting Branches, there are
City of Dallas Launches New Dallas Forestry Website
Urban forests play an important role in a city by filtering air and water, controlling storm water, conserving energy, and providing animal habitat and shade. To help Dallas residents learn more about the forest right in their own backyard, a new resource, the Dallas Forestry Website, is available where key information can be found. Opportunities for residents to explore and
Information for Local Goverment
Here are some valuable resources that can help local governments with urban forestry: Growing Texas: a community handbook is a resource to help maintain sense of place and quality of life as your city grows. Urban Forestry Management planning is a key component of a sustainable community forestry program. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Planning Guide, a resource and workbook that helps plan
Trees Among Us Photo Cost
The Dallas Urban Forest Master Plan Team is looking for inspiring images of urban trees in Dallas that portray the connection between trees and people. A selection of winning photographs will be published in the Urban Forest Master Plan. Th contest is open until April 30, 2020. Visit the contest page to learn more. The Urban Forest Master Plan, a
D Magazine article: How trees help mitigate climate change?
CAN YOU FEEL IT? Average daily high temperatures during 2011’s warm months D Magazine LOCAL NEWS >> Article: A Reminder That Trees Can Help Save Dallas A pair of new reports show just how important a role trees play in mitigating climate change. BY MATT GOODMAN PUBLISHED IN FRONTBURNER AUGUST 12, 2019 11:37 AM Nearly two years ago, writer Dan
Tell Your Tree Story
To Protect and Defend Oh, how happy we should be, That we have shade under a tree. Shade that reduces bills, And also produces chills. We can’t relax, We’ve been given this task. To protect and defend, Just like a dear friend. Oh how grateful we should be, For the oxygen that we breathe. Trees produce that you
