The Indiana Urban Forest Council, established in 1991, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public awareness of protecting, expanding and improving Indiana's urban forests. The Council serves as a resource and liaison concerning urban forestry issues within the state and nation.
Trees provide services like filtering pollution, slowing stormwater runoff, increasing property value, and shading buildings in the summer. Learn more by watching the video.
IUFC Winter Conference
Please join us for our 2015 Winter Conference. We'll start
on Tuesday, February 10 with a 1/2 day workshop and wrap up the day with a casual get
together from 6-8pm. We've planned an
informative and enriching set of talks all day on Wednesday, February 11. CEU's offered for ISA Certified Arborists attending. We also will have education credits for Advanced Tree Stewards, Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists! Come
out & see Richmond's exciting changes! Click here for registration & more information. We'll see YOU at the Hayes Arboretum.
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Professional Landscape Management School
January 29-30, 2015 at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. Check it out soon!
Planning in the Face of Change Webinar Series
The NC Forest Service's Urban & Community Forestry Program is hosting a series of webinars on five topics designed to educate professionals who have responsibility for managing urban forestry assets. Monthly, beginning January 29.
Tree Planting Grant Available
The Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative(GLRI), funded by EPA, awarded the CUF program $100,000 to subgrant
to communities within the Great Lakes watershed for projects to mitigate the
effects of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and improve water quality in the Great
Lakes. Click here for more information. Webinars to go over grant requirements and answer questions were January 13 & 16.
NUCFAC Wants Your Input
Last
year, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council)
polled attendees at the Partners in Community Forestry Conference in Pittsburgh
and learned that you'd like to have more input into Council activities.
We listened to your feedback and have worked diligently this year to gather
additional input from our Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) constituencies
throughout the country. As we prepare to finalize the 2016 UCF Challenge
Cost Share Grant Program, please take the time to complete this brief survey
and help inform the categories for our next grant cycle! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NUCFACpoll2014
