Forest Update - Manhattan
Tue, Apr 15
|830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
FREE: iDig2Learn joins the upcoming Trees New York and Forest For All NYC panel on Manhattan's Urban Forest Updates. Hear about LIDAR for the Tree Canopy, Micro-Grants, the 1st Miyawaki Method pocket forest & the new City-wide Urban Forest Plan.
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
About the Event
Manhattan: Fantastic line-up on urban forestry projects in your borough plus the City-wide Urban Forest Plan news and how to get involved.
Micro-funding: Citizens Committee NYC's presents their mission & microgrants program for urban forestry projects. Presenter: Sage Cleghorn, Development Associate at the Citizens Committee NYC.
Mini Forest! Hear how NYC’s first Miyawaki Method pocket forest of nearly 1,500 trees and shrubs on Roosevelt Island was created and supported. Presenter: Christina Delfico, iDig2Learn, Founder LIDAR for tree canopy: Learn how the Nature Conservancy is analyzing LIDAR data to evaluate NYC’s tree canopy. Presenter: Deanna Kreinheder, Interdisciplinary Scientist at the Nature Conservency.
City-wide urban forest Plan: New York City is creating the first urban forestry plan, which will focus on best practices in maintaining and expanding the tree canopy and community engagement. Presenter: Paul Onyz Lozito, Deputy Executive Director Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.
This workshop is hosted in partnership with Forest For All…