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Vibrant Cities Lab was created by the USDA Forest Service, American Forests, and the National Association of Regional Councils to support a broad community of practice and advocacy for thriving and equitable urban forests.
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Urban & Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grants
The Forest Service making up to $1 billion available in Urban and Community Forestry competitive grants for investments that increase equitable access to urban tree canopy, broaden community engagement, and improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change.
Learn MoreFinding Relief in the Shade: Expanding Urban Tree Canopy for a Cooler Future
The Forest Service making up to $1 billion available in Urban and Community Forestry competitive grants for investments that increase equitable access to urban tree canopy, broaden community engagement, and improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change.
Learn MoreUpward Ground: Young Professionals Lead the Way for Environmental Justice
Upward Ground: A Nature Equity Experience was held for the first time at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Diverse young leaders met to build roadmaps for environmental justice and climate action for their local communities.
Read MoreWebinar: Greening Our Schoolyards: Policies, Processes, and Practices by Urban Forest Connections
Join us virtually to learn about greening schoolyards to expose children to nature in areas that need it most. Speakers Sharon Danks & Alejandra Chiesa from Green Schoolyards America and Neelam Patil from Green Pocket Forests will lead this webinar.
Get the link!Innovative Approaches to Establishing Trees in Harsh Environments
In this webinar, the Forest Service and City of Philadelphia will discuss their innovative tree planting and establishment practices for harsh sites, from testing and cloning sterile selections of fast-growing poplar and willow trees in nurseries, to out-planting and monitoring a wide variety of climate-adapted tree species using locally contracted labor on landfills and vacant lots in and around our major cities. Presented by: Ron Zalesny, Elizabeth R. Rogers, and Ryan Vinhal, USFS Research Plant Geneticist, Pathways Intern, and Forester Max Blaustein, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, Environmental Scientist
