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Susan Smith ofCharlotte ‐ 2012
Leader.
Vermont Tree Stewards ConferenceGrowing and Preserving BIG TreesOctober 26, Randolph, VTWe hope you can join us for our annual conference where you will:
Meet other volunteers who care for community trees andforestsGet your hands dirty during our outdoor field sessions withpresenters, including root excavations, decay detectiontools, and pruningTest your tree Id skills at our new Tree Id ChallengeLeave inspired and energized ‐ WE PROMISE!
Featured speakers include: Bill DeVos, owner of TreeWorks inMontpelier and Andrew Pleninger, author of the ABCs of Pruning.Learn More
Register Now!
Celebrate Vermont's Tree ChampionsSeeking Nominations for 2013 TreeStewards Awards by 11/8These awards let us say thank you for the greatwork volunteers, professionals and communitiesare doing to promote and care for the trees inthe heart of communities. Nominate a Tree Steward today!Learn more
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IN THIS ISSUE
Tree Stewards Conference
Celebrate Tree Champions
Join Our Team!
Tagging Ash Trees
Website Sneak Peek
Interns Bring New Life
Seeking Tree Bloopers!
Burlington's Awesome TreeContest
NEW RESOURCESThe Vermont GreenInfrastructure Initiativejust released a series ofinfo sheets as a primer tousing green stormwaterinfrastructure practices.The concept ‐ keep wateronsite by taking natureslead instead of pipingit away or lettingit runoff. Yup ‐ TREESare part of the solution!
Green StormwaterInfrastructureIntroduction (PDF) Infiltration (PDF)
Evapotranspiration (PDF)
Storage and Reuse (PDF)
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We are hiring for an outreachprofessional position in the SpringfieldUVM Extension Office. This position willprovide support, technical assistance,and educational programming tocommunities for developing andsustaining local urban and community
forestry programs. A strong component of this position will bedelivering statewide educational programs, including theStewardship of the Urban Landscape Tree Stewards TrainingProgram. Visit www.uvmjobs.com for more information or contactus.
UVM students tag Burlington's ash trees toraise awareness about EABBy Caitlin Cuscak,Vermont Forest PestFirst Detector CoordinatorCan you tell your ash from your maple?If you answered yes, then you're in theminority. It turns out most peoplecannot identify an ash tree andtherefore have no idea what sort ofimpact an invasive exotic insect such asthe Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) will haveuntil it's too late. So on September 18th,UVM students with the Community‐Based Natural Resource Managementclass took to the streets to flag and tagsome of Burlington's ash trees in order toraise awareness about the benefits these trees provide and thethreat of EAB. Read more.
A Sneak Peek at VTUCF's New WebsiteWe've been working hard this year to redesign our website to betterserve and highlight our Vermont community of urban & communityforest stewards! Features include local stories, a new blog, eventslistings, a customizable tree selection guide, searchable resources,and a map of what's going on in communities statewide. We hopeto be live by the time the snow flies. Stay Tuned!
Soil cell installation onCherry Street
in Burlington. This jumboplanter will grow a bigtree and treat about
1,800 gallons ofstormwater runoff.
CALENDARLow Impact DevelopmentOctober 4White River Junction, VT Association of VermontConservationCommission's AnnualMeetingOctober 5Bradford, VT Tree Stewards ConferenceOctober 26Randolph, VTDon't miss out on the Hallof Horrors contest! Vermont PlannersAssociation's FallConferenceNovember 1Warren, VT
SHOW OFF YOURTREE MUSTACHE
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Interns Bring Initiatives New LifeVTUCF Hires Three Fall InternsThanks to funding from the USDA Forest Service, VTUCF will beable to support interns to work on six initiatives this year. This fall,we've hired three stellar individuals:
Sam Gersie, Big Tree InternSam is a senior environmentalscience major at UVM, where healso studies forestry and geo‐spatial technologies. Originallyfrom New Jersey, Sam fell in lovewith the Vermont landscapeduring his first year at UVM. Hehas held other internships both inVermont and at Hubbard BrookExperimental Forest in NH. Thissemester, he will be revitalizingthe Vermont Big Trees Program,
digitizing historical documents, re‐measuring some of the largesttrees in the state and helping to promote the program. Nicole Peruso, Energy‐Saving Trees InternNicole graduated from UVM in May 2013 with a degree inenvironmental studies. She is interested in sustainability education,curriculum development, and place‐based and service‐learningeducational pedagogy, and has been involved with projects atCharlotte Central School, Rock Point School, and Tuttle MiddleSchool. Working with VELCO, Nicole will be developing curricularmaterials and a program to promote and educate on the energy‐saving benefits of trees to K‐12 schools statewide.
Check out Rebecca Phelps‐ the Dept. of Forests,Parks and Recreation'sConservation EducationSpecialist and herdaughter. Rebecca issporting an ash mustache.WHAT FUN and a greatactivity for kids to explorenature! We want to seewhat kind of treemustaches you come upwith (we hear Norwaymaple samaras look goodon some). Take a photoand send them to us. We'llshowcase them in anupcoming enews and onour new website when welaunch it in a fewmonths.Send in your treemustache photo today! . .. . .Or, maybe a picture ofyour goaTREE.
FUNDINGOPPORTUNITIESForest Pest PreparednessPlan Stipend Funding is available toassist communities indeveloping a forest pestpreparedness plan ‐ adocument that outlines amunicipality's goals andobjectives, as well asactions to meet thecurrent or anticipatedimpact of forest pests onits urban and communityforests.Learn More
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AmieSchiller,VillageGreensInternAmie isa UVMjunior,
majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and minoring inGeospatial Technology. As a native Vermonter, she has grown upwith a profound love and appreciation for the beautiful landscapewe live in every day. This semester, Amie will be coordinating anew Village Greens Initiative focused on understanding anddocumenting the cultural, historical, and economic importance ofthese community spaces throughout Vermont.
It's Back....HALL OF HORRORSTree Bloopers Contest
Do you have some great examples ofhow not to care for trees? Share the best(or the worst) tree caregrotesqueriesyou've seen and enter the2nd Annual Hall of Horrors Tree Bloopercontest.This years categories include:Ugliest, Deadliest, and Against All Odds.Ribbons and prizes will be awarded. Formore information or to submit a treeblooper click here. Samples will bedisplayed at our annual Tree StewardsConference on October 26th. See lastyear's winners.
Hey Burlington: It's Awesome Tree Time!Nominations for Branch Out Burlington's 14th AnnualAwesome Tree Contest due September 30th! Branch Out Burlington, Burlington's volunteer urban forestryorganization, is looking for the most awesome trees in the City! Ifyou know of one, enter it and you could win big! This year's Awesome Tree Categories:‐ Most Awesome Picture Perfect Tree‐ Most Unusual Tree (in any way)‐ Tree(s) in Peculiar Spaces‐ Kid's Choice (ages 12 and under; explain selection)‐ Tree with a Story All trees MUST be located in the
FEATURE TREESInstead ofpicking onetree, wepicked a fewfor theirfabulous fall color.
ORANGE: Aesculus glabra,Ohio Buckeye RED: Nyssa sylvatica ‐Black Gum, Sour Gum,Tupelo. YELLOW: Cercidiphyluumjaponicum ‐ Katsuratree
PARK(ing) DAY
The Montpelier Tree Boardtook part in theCity's PARK(ing) Day onSeptember 20. Thisis an annual worldwideevent where artists,designers and citizenstransform metered parkingspots into temporarypublic parks. Fiveparklets were installed andthe tree board took theopportunity to share theirwork, educate the others,and recruit more treestewards.
FOREST HEALTHUPDATESpring frost damage,record rains anda dry August ‐ oh my!Learn More (PDF)
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City of Burlington. Entries mustbe received by September 30th.Winning trees from past years notelibigle for re‐submission. For anentry form, go to Branch OutBurlington's website. ContactWarren Spinner at 802.862.8245with any questions.
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