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  • Thursday, April 29, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Invasive Insects In Our Urban Forest, Online

    Thursday, April 29, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Invasive Insects In Our Urban Forest, Online

    Invasive insects not only impact our naturalized areas, but our urban forests and managed landscapes as well. Insects including the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) and emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) have had striking impacts in Massachusetts and beyond. Relatively new non-native species, like the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), continue to threaten our shade trees, ornamentals, and agriculture. This online presentation will discuss how to identify these organisms and the damage they cause, their biology, and where to report suspicious insects so you can help protect the Commonwealth. The event is co-sponsored by The Garden Club of the Back Bay and Speak for the Trees, Boston, on April 29 at 11 am, with speaker Tawny Simisky, Extension Entomologist, UMASS Extension.

    To register please click here: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrf-6vrT4tE9c6Zv6Pg8vQzMToDHdZUUzA

  • Tuesday, March 10, 8:45 am – 3:30 pm – 41st Annual UMass Community Tree Conference: Challenges & Opportunities for 2020: What’s New in Arborculture & Urban Forestry?

    The 41st Annual UMass Community Tree Conference: Ecological Perspectives of the Urban Forest, will take place Tuesday, March 10 from 8:45 am – 3:30 pm at Stockbridge Hall the UMass Campus in Amherst. This one-day conference is designed for tree care professionals, volunteers, and enthusiasts including arborists, tree wardens/municipal tree care specialists, foresters, landscape architects and shade tree committee members.

    Sponsored by UMass Extension in cooperation with the UMass Dept. of Environmental Conservation, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the USDA Forest Service Urban Natural Resources Institute. Registration Cost is $95 for first registration, $75 for each additional registrant from the same organization. More information and on line registration may be accessed at http://ag.umass.edu/landscape/events/41st-annual-umass-community-tree-conference-challenges-opportunities-for-2020-whats

  • Thursday, February 6, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Urban Tree Symposium: The Future of the Urban Forest

    Join Tower Hill Botanic Garden and the Ecological Landscape Alliance on February 6 from 8:30 – 4:30 (snow date February 7) as experts in the field explore the importance of our urban forests, as well as ways we can create sustainable urban forests for the future.

    Lectures include:

    The State of the Urban Forest in the Northeast – Chris Roddick, Head Arborist, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

    Using Technology to Manage the Urban Forest – David J. Nowak, PhD, Senior Scientist / i-Tree Team Leader, US Forest Service

    Management Options for Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs – Tawny Simisky, Extension Entomologist, UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry Program

    Tree Selection, Establishment, and Care – Bill Logan, Founder and President of Urban Arborists

    How to Increase the Urban Canopy – Panel Discussion

    Breakfast and lunch are included. $110 for members of sponsoring organizations, $125 for general public. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape

    Trees, nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, play an extraordinarily important role in our cityscapes. These living landmarks define space, cool the air, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four out of five Americans live in or near cities, surrounded by millions of trees that make up urban forests. But most of us take them for granted and know little of their natural history or civic virtues.

    On Thursday, December 8 in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum, author and historian Jill Jonnes will speak about the history of the tree in American cities over the course of the past two centuries, delving into the presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, and nurserymen whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities. The Arboretum is located at 125 Arborway in Jamaica Plain, and the cost of the lecture is $10, free if a member of the Arnold Arboretum, or a student. To register visit www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • June through September – Earthwatch Urban Forest Program

    The Earthwatch Urban Forest Program is now recruiting. With summer time approaching, come join us as a scientist for a day and help improve the sustainability of your city. Get experience conducting local field research alongside your community and enhance your understanding of the environment around you.

    We would love for you to join us in the field for our 2015 summer season. As a participant on each one-day program, you will help collect data for a growing database about trees in Greater Boston neighborhoods. You will learn about the value of urban forests and the purpose of the research, identify tree species, measure tree diameter, and gather additional data on trees around Cambridge, Somerville, Chelsea, or Boston.

    To learn more about the project and to sign up, please link to our website: http://earthwatch.org/expeditions/exploring-bostons-urban-forest.

    Use promotion code: TREES to join any expedition at no cost. Science, education, and engagement are key components of this program and essential elements in igniting a spark in the next generation. Bringing people out to collect data on urban trees gives them the opportunity to slow down and establish a personal connection with the green space in their city.

    If you have any questions or are interested in putting together your own group team, please contact trees@earthwatch.org.  Dates are June 6, June 27, July 7, July 28, August 22, August 29, and September 5.  Come for one day or as many days as you like.  All volunteers under the age of 18 are welcome to join if accompanied by a parent or guardian.

  • Tuesday, January 24, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Help Promote Trees in Boston

    For all those interested in improving and expanding Boston’s Urban Forest. Become a part of a resident based stewardship and advocacy group whose goals are to plant trees and educate the public about the benefits of trees. The meeting will take place Tuesday, January 24, from 6:30 – 7:30 at the BNAN offices, 62 Summer Street in downtown Boston. Please RSVP to reserve your spot at 617-542-7696 ext 20 or email mathew@bostonnatural.org.