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June 5: World Environment Day Celebration, Rio Salado Audubon Center, Phoenix, 6-8 pm
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June 9: Native Plants for Bird-Friendly Communities, Virtual, 9 am
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June 14-25: City Parks Summer Series, Virtual
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June 15: CAP University Introduction to the Central Arizona Project, Virtual, 9-11 am
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June 19: Mesquite Bean Harvesting Walk, Patagonia, 9-11 am
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June 26: Best Mountain Fruit Trees and How to Plant Them, Watters Garden Center, Prescott, 9:30-10:30 am
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June 26: Root Camp - Drip Irrigation and Watering Well, Warner's Nursery, Flagstaff, $15 cost, 10-11 am
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July 31: Edible Landscape with Trees and Berries, Watters Garden Center, Prescott, 9:30-10:30 am
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August 5: SHADE (Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education), Virtual, 8 am - 4:30 pm
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Sept 17-18: ACTC Conference & Pest Management Workshop, In-person and virtual, Prescott
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Photo credit USDA Forest Service
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What is both an ornamental grass and a state-listed noxious weed? If you answered fountain grass, you are correct! Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) checks both boxes – it was planted in urban landscapes but is now established in desert mountain parks and preserves in Phoenix and Tucson. In early 2020, fountain grass was added to the Arizona noxious weed list as a Class C noxious weed, meaning it is “widespread but may be recommended for active control based on risk assessment.”
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Watering During a Drought
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Drought is, unfortunately, becoming the new normal here in Arizona. According to Drought Monitor, 87% of Arizona is under “Extreme Drought” conditions. This makes fires more frequent, declining water levels inevitable, and managing trees on urban and private properties challenging.
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Photo credit Joby Elliott/Flickr.com
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DFFM Invasive Plant Grant Program applications will become available June 18 and be due on July 30. The grant theme this year is "Emerging Threats".
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Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Grant Program supports efforts to create public parks and expand recreation opportunities in urban areas. Open now and closes Sept. 24.
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The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Grant Program supports efforts to plant fruitful trees and plants to alleviate hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities and improve the surrounding environment.
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The Waste Management Charitable Giving Program offers charitable gifts to promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization.
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USDA Urban Agriculture Grants for Planning and Implementation projects. Due July 30.
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Photo credit Axiomimages.com
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Investing in America's Urban Forests
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Despite the many benefits that trees provide, research suggests that tree canopy is unequally distributed in U.S. cities with low-income neighborhoods and communities of color often having less tree cover.
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Urban & Community Forestry, Forest Health, and Invasive Plant Programs Staff:
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John Richardson, Assistant State Forester
(Forestry Programs)
(602) 771-1420
Cori Dolan, Program Manager
(520) 262-5519
Wolfgang Grunberg, GIS Coordinator
(602) 399-1886
Willie Sommers, Invasive Plant Program Coordinator
(602) 319-6818
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Aly McAlexander, Forest Health Specialist
(602) 290-9644
LoriAnne Barnett, Urban Forestry Specialist
(602) 399-9447
Christine Mares, Conservation Education Coordinator
(602) 717-9015
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The State of Arizona Urban and Community Forestry Program is made possible with assistance from the
USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this
institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Mission - Manage and reduce wildfire risk to Arizona's people, communities, and wildland areas and provide forest resource stewardship through strategic implementation of forest health policies and cooperative forestry assistance programs.
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