A driving force for conservation.Chevy/Geo joins AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens for a two-year partnership aimed at reforestation Reforestation The reestablishment of forest cover either naturally or artificially. Given enough time, natural regeneration will usually occur in areas where temperatures and rainfall are adequate and when grazing and wildfires are not too frequent. and education. Chevrolet/Geo Environmental has added its support to several AMERICAN FORESTS programs designed to reforest re·for·est tr.v. re·for·est·ed, re·for·est·ing, re·for·ests To replant (an area) with forest cover. re damaged lands, reduce the heat-island effect in cities, and increase awareness of the importance of urban forestry Urban forestry is the care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. . Chevrolet/Geo and AMERICAN announced the two-year agreement in Spokane, Washington Spokane (pronounced [spoʊ̯ˈkæn]) is a city located in Eastern Washington. The seat of Spokane County, Spokane is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest, the second largest city in Washington state, and , in September. One of those programs is Global ReLeaf Forests, and the two groups were joined by a host of local partners at the kick-off for two important projects: the Washington-Idaho Centennial Trail and a portion of Drumheller Springs Park, a Native American historical site. Chevrolet/Geo is also supporting AMERICAN FORESTS' Seventh National Urban Forest Conference, to be held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in September, and the Cool Communities program. Cool Communities, a joint effort with the Department of Energy, shows how cities and their residents can reduce energy use through strategic tree planting and lightening surface colors. Global ReLeaf Forests restoration projects can instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. a sense of environmental stewardship The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural resources. of our land, and the two Washington State projects demonstrate that fact by having students and local volunteers do the hands-on work. Attending the ceremony were students from John Rogers John Rogers may refer to: Europeans
In October 2005, the district had an enrollment of 30,950. ; and Neil Sampson, AMERICAN FORESTS. Since AMERICAN FORESTS began its Global ReLeaf Forests restoration program in 1990, 2.5 million trees have been planted in 53 sites across the U.S. The trees do more than just improve the look of the land--they provide wildlife habitat, protect watersheds, clean the air and the water, and support educational and recreational opportunities. You can join the effort for only $1 per tree (10-tree minimum, please); call 800-8ReLeaf. Tracking Copies and Trees For business, cutting costs is always a major consideration, and a new Global ReLeaf partner helps by offering an innovative way to more efficiently use resources. And in the process, Equitrac Corporation of Coral Gables, Florida Often called "The Gables," Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United States. The city is best known as the home of the University of Miami, and as an example of City Beautiful urban planning. , is providing new natural resources in the form of trees. Equitrac manufactures and markets cost-recovery and expense-management systems for businesses, allowing customers to automatically track, record, and report usage on office machines from photo-copiers to fax machines. Now, every time Equitrac puts a system into place, it will contribute money to AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf Forests program. And Equitrac's Chicago office is exploring another approach: Donating Living Classrooms to area schools on behalf of major clients. AMERICAN FORESTS' Living Classrooms program uses trees tied to historic figures or places as a focal point focal point n. See focus. to teach students science, literature, geography, sociology, art, music, and history. KURT REDENBO Chile's on Board AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf campaign has a new partner in Chile, thanks to Jim Carlson, a Peace Corps volunteer on assignment in Santiago. TEKHNE S.A., a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , has been working on the national level in Chile since 1982. It boasts a demonstration center three hours north of Santiago. TEKHNE has a good working relationship with other ecological and environmental organizations and with the Chilean government and international agencies--the organization's major revenue source. The group has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from wood/fuel conservation and solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. to food conservation, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. practices, and reforestation. CHRYSTIA SONEVYTSKY Planting the World Briggs & Stratton, which manufactures lawnmower engines, is supporting tree-planting projects worldwide through grants of up to $3,000 to the following Global ReLeaF International partners: Bulgaria (The Ecomonitoring Club), Ecuador (FUNDACION NATURA), Germany (PRIMA Prima® Cardiology A laser guide wire system for treating occluded coronary arteries by excimer laser ablation, indicated when mechanical guide wire and other treatment modalities have failed KLIMA), Ireland (The Tree Council of Ireland The Council of Ireland may refer to one of two councils, one proposed and one implemented for a brief period. 1920 - Government of Ireland Act The Council of Ireland ), Romania (The Ecologist Youth of Romania), Slovakia (Slovak Union of Nature and Landscape Conservation), South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. (Trees For Africa), Ukraine (The National Ecological Centre of Ukraine). The projects represent a wealth of diversity--from urban schoolyard plantings to riparian riparian adj. referring to the banks of a river or stream. (See: riparian rights) restoration to reforestation of damaged land. Briggs & Stratton has also funded planting projects in the Sister Cities of Minneapolis and Kuopio, Finland and Houston and Leipzig, Germany. CYNTHIA SONEVYTKSY RESEARCH/POLICY Sustaining Rural Communities Sustainable rural development might be addressed in the 1995 Farm Bill, and in August AMERICAN FORESTS' Forest Policy Center conducted a scoping session to identify and evaluate issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the federal role in assisting this type of development. Approximately 60 representatives of various agencies and groups took part in the session. Represented were: federal and state agencies, rural-development practitioner groups, private industry, citizen and conservation organizations, and universities. Several policy initiatives developed by session participants are contained in the report, "Strategies to Enhance Sustainable Rural Development," prepared by the Forest Policy Center. The Policy Center continued its efforts for sustainable rural communities with a September symposium on Land Management Service Contracts (LMSCs). LMSCs, which focus contractor performance on a desired future condition instead of commodity-output levels, could provide the flexibility the Forest Service and other land-management agencies need to shift to an ecosystem management perspective. Also, LMSCs could contribute to sustainable rural development by hiring small, local firms--that were previously involved in forest-product production--for forest stewardship activities. The symposium evaluated various federal agency contracting programs, identified problem areas, and refined ways to more broadly apply the LMSCs. Taking part in the symposium were representatives from federal agencies, grassroots rural-development organizations, businesses, universities, and conservation and environmental groups. The symposium's key findings and conclusions are contained in a summary report that is available from the Forest Policy Center. For more information on either the symposium or the scoping session, contact Tony DiNicola at 202/667-3300 ext. 218. SUSAN STEDFAST sted·fast adj. Variant of steadfast. Forests and Rural Development A diverse group interested in forestry spent a couple of days this summer discussing community welfare and forest management. Gerry Gray Gerry Gray (born January 20, 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Canadian national soccer team player, who played 33 times for Canada's full national team as well as for the Olympic and youth national teams. , AMERICAN FORESTS' vice president for policy, joined forestry consultants and operators; federal, state, and local officials; and representatives of local conservation groups from around the country for a two-day conference at Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. , sponsored by the New Mexico-based Forest Trust. Participants were part of a network called the Forest-Based Rural Development Practitioners. Gray showed the practitioners ways they might develop strategies for incorporating forestry initiatives in the 1995 Farm Bill. He also encouraged the group to take a hard look at innovative forestry programs passed in the 1990 Farm Bill--such as Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy--and to see what can be done to improve program implementation through administrative changes before legislative changes are sought. A key interest of the practitioners' group is the concept of "stewardship contracts" or "land-service contracts" on federal lands. These contracts are perceived as providing greater opportunity for small-scale operators and increasing economic benefits to rural communities in the vicinity. AMERICAN FORESTS' Forest Policy Center. in cooperation with the Forest Trust, is planning to explore the concept of stewardship contracts in a symposium this fall. GERRY GRAY Help for Tree Buyers If you've been given the job of buying trees in quantity for a local group, you'll want to check out a new publication produced by AMERICAN FORESTS and the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
The 16-page, illustrated booklet is written in a nontechnical, easy-to-read style and has been endorsed by several national tree groups. Single copies are available for $6.60, which includes shipping and handling, from AMERICAN FORESTS, PO Box 2000, Washington, DC 20013, or call our sales department at 800/873-5323. Bulk pricing is also available. CHERYL KOLLIN EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION New Faces AMERICAN FORESTS' intern and fellow programs were triply enriched in September. Amy Fletcher joined the communications department as an intern and quickly went to work on a Spokane, Washington, workshop on forest health. She'll also help the communications staff with ongoing and new programs. Originally from Tiffin, Ohio Tiffin is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Seneca County.GR6 The population was 18,135 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Heidelberg College and Tiffin University. , Fletcher is studying English at Ohio Wesleyan with additional coursework in communications and photography. Mike Niven is interning with the publications department, providing assistance with American Forests and Urban Forests magazines. Niven has a degree in English from Colby College Colby College, at Waterville, Maine; coeducational; est. 1813, opened 1818. The school, principally a liberal arts college, adopted its present name in 1899. Its library includes the papers of Edwin Arlington Robinson. in Maine and is changing career tracks from one in business to journalism. Ann Moore has joined the Forest Policy Center for a year-long fellowship, having recently received her master's degree from the School of Renewable Natural Resources at the University of Arizona--Tucson. Moote will work on the Forest Policy Center's study of partnerships for ecosystem management on mixed-ownership forests and rangelands. She has experience in environmental quality and planning. GAIL GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited (Indian government) GAIL Glide Angle Indicator Light GARRETSON Green Gardeners AMERICAN FORESTS staffers Gall Garretson and Jack Petit joined 450 educators and horticulturalists for an international symposium in Arlington, Virginia, to share ideas on using plants and the outdoors as teaching tools. The four-day symposium, "Out of the Classroom, Into the Garden," was presented by The Montessori Foundation and The American Horticultural Society The American Horticultural Society is a nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in American horticulture. The society was first established in 1922. Today's organization has merged three earlier groups: the (original) American Horticultural Society, the National in August. An audience of 200--almost half the symposium participants--attended a presentation highlighting AMERICAN FORESTS' Living Classrooms program. The program combines a grove of 26 trees connected to famous people or events with three years' worth of educational materials. Garretson emphasized that Living Classrooms can be adapted to fit individual teachers' needs while providing opportunities to integrate the arts, environmental stewardship, and community tree planting. AMERICAN FORESTS also donated a George Washington Carver Green Ash, part of the Famous & Historic Trees Inventors Series, to the American Horticultural Society's historic headquarters, River Farm. The tree was planted during a day of outdoor exhibits held there to demonstrate proper planting techniques. Garretson and Petit also manned a resource table displaying copies of AMERICAN FORESTS' educational materials and answered participants' questions. GAIL GARRETSON The Projects Listed below are the Global ReLeaf Forests projects to date. Alabama: Choccolocco St. Forest; Oneonta City Landfill; Conecuh Nat'l Forest Arizona: Agua Fria; San Pedro Riparian Area Arkansas: Cossatot St. Park; Cache River Bottomland California: Indian Creek Rec. Area; Arcata Resource Area; Afton Canyon Riparian Ecosystem Colorado: Pike Nat'l Forest Florida: Blackwater River St. Forest--Phases I, II, & III; Miami Rock Ridge The Miami Rock Ridge is a continuous limestone outcropping which formerly encompassed a large extent of far southern Florida, including portions of the Everglades ecosystem. Georgia: Darton College Hawaii: Hakalau Forest Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Idaho: Farragut St. Park; Boise Nat'l Forest Iowa: Stephen St. Forest--Phases I & II; Three Mile Lake Reservoir Site Louisiana: Tangipahoa Parish; Caddo Parish Michigan: AuSable St. Forest Minnesota: Pillsbury St. Forest; Scenic Travel Corridor Enhancement; Nerstrand Big Woods St. Park Mississippi: Holly Springs Nat'l Forest Montana: Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range New Jersey: Belleplain St. Forest--Phases I & II; Bass River St. Forest; Double Trouble St. Park New Mexico: Cuba area--Phases I & II; Rio Salada Reforestation Project; Carson Nat'l Forest New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Oneida County; Starr Hill Scenic Area Nevada: Marys River--Phases I & II North Dakota: Grand Forks Landfill Ohio: Harrison State Forest; Woodbury Wildlife Area; Beaver Creek St. Park; Perry St. Forest Pennsylvania: Allegheny Nat'l Forest; Sproul St. Forest South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. : Francis Marion Nat'l Forest--Phases I, II & III South Dakota: Rifle Lake Wildlife Habitat Texas: Huntsville; Sabine Nat'l Forest; Sam Houston Nat'l Forest Virginia: Difficult Run Watershed Washington: WA/ID Centennial Trail; Drumheller Springs Park Wisconsin: Kettle Moraine St. Forest Wyoming: Casper area--Phases I, II, & III Laudable Labors AMERICAN FORESTS and Nancy Masterson, our southeast regional coordinator, were honored by the Florida Urban Forestry Council at the annual Urban and Community Forestry Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Masterson received the media award for her work in developing a 12-episode Cool Communities TV series that promoted trees and light-colored surfaces to reduce the urban heat-island effect. AMERICAN FORESTS received the partnership award for organizing April's Global ReLeaf Earth Day Walk for Trees, which was attended by 1,500 people and raised more than $50,000 to replant re·plant v. To reattach an organ, limb, or other body part surgically to the original site. n. An organ, limb, or body part that has been replanted. trees lost to Hurricane Andrew. Masterson is shown at the Walk for Trees with Florida International University's Jack Parker and a Walk participant. EMILY KNACK Cool Cash Cheryl Kollin, director of urban forestry at AMERICAN FORESTS, displays Geographic Information Systems images that prove Frederick, Maryland's urban forest saves its citizens nearly a million dollars a year in energy use. That impressive statistic was unveiled at a press conference announcing the findings of a study of the shading and cooling benefits of trees and light-colored surfaces. AMERICAN FORESTS data shows that Frederick's savings would triple with strategic tree planting. Lightening house-roof colors would save another 5-20 percent, and indirect cooling benefits would double the projected $3 million savings. Frederick is one of seven cities in Cool Communities, a national energy study conducted by AMERICAN FORESTS and the Department of Energy. |
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