At their annual conference, ACT noted an opportunity for organizations to pro-actively engage the legal community in their cities to help plant trees. Below is an article that you can use as a calling card to help you introduce the concept to your legal contacts. The American Bar Association’s national committee has declared a five-year goal for its members to ...
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Arboriculture starts in the nursery. The importance of young tree structure both above and below ground has lead to the development of two publications by the Urban Tree Foundation: “Guideline Specifications for Nursery Tree Quality” and “Strategies for Producing High Quality Container Root Systems, Trunks, and Crowns.” These documents represent an effort to combine industry input with the most recent, tested ...
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In an effort to educate decision makers, California ReLeaf has teamed up with others around the state to create an education campaign that focuses on the many benefits of urban greening. The first component of the campaign included a brown bag lunch session and an eight-page brochure that highlights the benefits of urban greening and tree planting. On October 28, over ...
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