The City of Jamestown celebrated 45 years of its Tree City USA designation with the planting of five trees on the Greater Jamestown Riverwalk. Jamestown Parks Manager Dan Stone said that three Red Sunset Maples have been planted on the north shore … [Read more...]
JCC Celebrating 17th Consecutive Tree Campus USA Designation
Jamestown Community College will celebrate Arbor Day and its 17th consecutive Tree Campus USA designation this Thursday. The event at 12:30 p.m. April 23 at the JCC’s Science Center will include a ceremonial tree planting and reading of the Arbor … [Read more...]
State DEC Seeking Arbor Day Poster Contest Submissions
The State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging photographers and artists of all ages to submit images for the annual Arbor Day Poster contest. The poster is released annually by the DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry Program to … [Read more...]
NYS Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest Has Begun
New York's annual Arbor Day Poster contest has begun. The State Department of Environmental Conservation's Urban and Community Forestry Program coordinates the contest each year to promote the value of trees in the environment and New Yorkers' … [Read more...]
Tree Planting Ceremony Held In Front of Roger Tory Peterson’s Boyhood Home
The City of Jamestown was joined by Roger Tory Peterson Institute for an Arbor Day tree planting in front of naturalist's boyhood home. The planting was done in honor of Jamestown receiving the Tree City USA designation for a 43rd year. Parks … [Read more...]
Dunkirk Receives $66,000 For Tree Plantings Through DEC
The City of Dunkirk is receiving $66,000 for tree planting through the state Urban and Community Forestry grant program. Governor Kathy Hochul announced $2.4 million in urban forestry projects grants in celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Week. The … [Read more...]
Community Helps Plant Over 35 Trees at West Third Street ‘Re-Tree-Ing’ Event
Several dozen people showed up Saturday to help plant the 37 trees that now line the block of West Third Street where the former Cathedral Oak trees stood. The "Re-Tree-Ing" event held by the Jamestown Parks Department was part of the annual Arbor … [Read more...]
JCC Celebrates 14th Year as Tree Campus USA, Designation as Certified Wildlife Habitat
Jamestown Community College celebrated its 14th year as a Tree Campus USA by planting seven trees on its campus for Arbor Day. Tree Campus USA is a national program that was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities for effective campus … [Read more...]
Jamestown Parks Department Awarded $31,000 Tree Inventory & Management Grant
The Jamestown Parks Department has been awarded a $31,000 Tree Inventory and Management Plan grant. Parks Manager Dan Stone said the grant is to update the street tree inventory, "We had applied for and received a grant to update our street tree … [Read more...]
JCC Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Planting
Jamestown Community College celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting event on its campus Friday. JCC Vice President of Student Affairs Kirk Young read a proclamation as part of the college's celebration, "I do hereby proclaim April 30, 2021 as … [Read more...]
