New USFS Resources
Biden-Harris Administration
Invests $1 Billion for 385 Projects
Selected by the Forest Service
On September 14, 2023 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
announced that the U.S. Forest Service is awarding more than
$1 billion in competitive grants to plant and maintain trees,
combat extreme heat and climate change, and improve access
to nature in cities, towns, and suburbs where more than
84% of Americans live, work, and play. Communities in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. Territories and
Tribal Nations are receiving funding, covered by the Justice40
Initiative and made possible by President Biden's Inflation
Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history.
See
the full information about the 385 awarded projects here.
California Urban Wood
Academy Virtual
Workshop is Free
and Open to All
More wood goes to landfills
from urban areas than is har-
vested from our national forests!
There is an urgent need to reduce
wood and woody debris going
to landfills, to expand workforce
development opportunities, and
to invest in economic devel-
opment capacity in cities.
The
California Urban Wood Academy
Virtual Workshop
is designed by
the Forest Service and CalFire to
expand knowledge and engagement
in the growth of urban wood uti-
lization. This course is self-paced,
with an expected completion time
frame of 6 hours. It is free to par-
ticipants. Registration for this
virtual series will remain open
through December 31, 2024.
Learning and Growing: Urban Forestry
Workforce Training in NYC
The Nature Conservancy and USDA Forest Service, with the Forest
for All NYC Coalition, developed
this new report to better under-
stand the potential for recruiting aspiring professionals from
communities that have historically had less access to urban for-
estry as a formal career pathway. They found many challenges,
but also many great opportunities as evidenced by the high level
of interest among young people, diverse training opportunities,
and robust public sector support. "This report adds to the discus-
sion of how to build a diverse, well-trained workforce in NYC," said
research social scientist Erika Svendsen at the Forest Service.
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