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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><b>'Urban Forestry Today' Webcasts @ Noon (Eastern) continue – Jan 15 & Feb 05</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt; 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; font-size: 12pt; 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; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">The fee to attend this
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><i><u>Attendees must join the live broadcast promptly @ Noon (Eastern) using the GoToWebinar Link provided upon registration.</u></i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><b>“</b>Tree Committees & Urban Forestry – Making Collaboration Work" with Danica Doroski, PhD</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tree committees are a common platform for volunteers and professionals to share expertise and guidance on local urban forest management. Join Connecticut’s Urban Forestry Coordinator,
Dr. Danica Doroski, as she draws from research and practice to inform these important collaborations.</span></p>
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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>
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