The Urban Wildlife Working Group of The Wildlife Society, together with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and USGS Massachusetts Cooperative Research Unit, is sponsoring an International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Ecology and Management. This conference on urban wildlife ecology and management, will be held at the University of Massachusetts, June 21-24, [...]

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“New Products Showcase” e-Learning Webcast
“Community Trees: A Living Investment” – A media resource for communication
May 19, 2009
11:00 AM (Eastern)

This UNRI “New Products Showcase”, will feature Donna Murphy, US Forest Service, who will introduce a valuable media resource developed by the U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area (NA), which has been released and is now available for use [...]

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The “Community Trees: A Living Investment”, a new media resource, developed by the U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area (NA), has recently been released and is now available for use by urban natural resource partners.
This high-resolution video series promotes the value of trees in our lives and communities using validated scientific research and citizen testimonials. The [...]

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Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association said in a report, released April 29, 2009, that also listed the healthiest and unhealthiest cities across the U.S. in terms of air quality.
Air pollution [...]

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“Creating Change with Science: Research on the Effectiveness of Urban Forestry Technology Transfer”will feature Dr. Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington, who who will introduce recent research findings related to technology transfer activities related to urban forestry. Urban forestry scientists have expanded our knowledge of urban forest benefits and ecosystem services. Technology transfer (TT) is [...]

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