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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><b>'Urban Forestry Today' Webcasts @ Noon (Eastern) continue – Dec 11 & Jan 15</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><b>"</b>Trees & Solar Power – Understanding the Relationship" with Christine Crago, PhD</span></p>
<p class="WordSection1" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">The often-touted benefits of trees – like shade – can also present management challenges. Join Dr. Christine Crago, University
of Massachusetts, as she discusses the findings of a study that examines the relationship between trees, their removal and photo-voltaic installations<i>.</i></span></p>
<p class="WordSection1" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">Pre-register or join the
<b><u>Free</u> Noonhour (Eastern) broadcast live 12/11/25 </b>at <b><u>no cost</u></b> & receive an
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: white;">UFT's 2-hr 'Winter Tree Summit' Returns, Jan 15 @ Noon (Eastern):</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><b>"</b>The State of our Urban Forests" with David Nowak, PhD</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">Urban trees face ever-challenging growing conditions, including invasive pests and increased storm activity. Initiatives to expand urban forests through planting continue to garner attention, as
do emerging technologies. Join <b>Dr. Dave Nowak, </b>Retired Senior Scientist (USDA Forest Service), as he contextualizes current research trends and highlights new directions of discovery.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">The fee to attend this
<b>2-hr 'Tree Summit'</b> <b>live</b> on 1/15/26 @ Noon (Eastern) will be <b>$25 USD</b>. Participants will receive 2 ISA/1 MCA CEUs, and must click
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);"><i>Extension Professor - Urban & Community Forestry</i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black;"><i><br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);"><i>Department of Environmental Conservation</i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: black;"><i><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Richard W. Harper, Ph.D.</span></p>
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