A recent USA Today article says the proposed climate change legislation callls for increase in forests. Here’s a link: 2009-08-19-forest_N.htm?csp=34
August 24, 2009
August 18, 2009
Upcoming nursery workshop in Palmer, Sept. 22-23.
Grown in Alaska: Growing and keeping the “green” in Alaska.
The focus of this workshop, the first in a series, will be on producing, marketing, and planting Alaska Grown trees, shrubs, and perennials.
The final agenda and registration forms will be available by Tuesday, August 25 and will be distributed electronically. Check the Alaska Community Forestry website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/community
For more information contact patricia.joyner (at) alaska.gov
Here is the flyer: Workshop announcement
July 29, 2009
A primer on Alaska pollenators from the NRCS.
July 14, 2009
Here is a good primer on urban soils from the NRCS. Everything you needed to know about soils and more. primer.html
July 14, 2009
Check out the very informative website at the WNPS. Identification, planting suggestions, and much more: index.html
June 29, 2009
Living with Deer: A very informative website from the Washington State Fish and Wildlife. Lots of information for Southeast gardeners: deer.htm
June 17, 2009
From Travel and Leisure magazine, great botanical gardens of the world: great-botanical-gardens-of-the-world
June 1, 2009
California is establishing a carbon offsets program. See this LA Times article about how it works:
May 29, 2009
A short piece on Lilac pruning from the Oregonian:
May 29, 2009
Oregon State University will offer an online Urban Forestry course beginning in the Fall of 2009 through its award-winning Extended Campus (Ecampus) program. The new course is the result of a partnership between the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University, with financial support from the USDA Forest Service. The new 3 credit course is cross-listed as FOR 350 / HORT 350, and is available for college credit in the College of Forestry and the Department of Horticulture, or as a non-credit course.
The OSU Urban Forestry course is an introductory level course covering a variety of urban forestry topics and issues. As an online course, it is suitable not only for college students, but also for people new to urban forestry or working in allied professions, even outside of Oregon. This course would be valuable to people wanting to learn more about urban forestry, or to professionals moving into the urban forestry field from other related fields such as forestry, horticulture, or city and regional planning. A sample course syllabus is available on the Ecampus page at http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/. Ecampus course tuition is the same price for Oregon residents, Non-residents, and International students. Enrollment opens on June 4, 2009 and Fall Quarter begins on September 28, 2009. Class size will be limited. The course will also be offered during Winter Quarter 2010. For additional details, contact Paul Ries at paul.ries at oregonstate.edu or 503/945-7391.
