IN THIS ISSUE:
- 2023 INLA Day of Service
- Community Forestry Grant Program
- Cultivate 2023
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The 2023 INLA Day of Service project site will be on September 14, 2023 at the Wallace Building in downtown Des Moines which houses the Iowa Department of Ag & Land Stewardship. This year’s focus is on the use of native plants in the landscape.
The goal of INLA’s service project is to demonstrate skills needed for career success, teach the value of volunteering, and connect students with industry professionals who can act as mentors or share valuable experiences.
If you would like to be involved in this year’s event, or have ideas for future projects, please reach out to any one of your INLA Board members!
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Community Forestry Grant Program |
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The Community Forestry Grant Program application for the Fall 2023 is now open.
Through the USDA Forest Service & National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 2022 State Urban Forest Resilience Grant Program, the DNR received Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Reforestation funds for recovery tree planting in the 97 EAB impacted counties.
The Community Forestry Grant Program provides reimbursable grants to be used to purchase and plant trees suitable to Iowa in counties impacted by Emerald Ash Borer. A total of $75,000 in funds are available. Award recipients will be reimbursed $500 to $5,000 for the purchase of trees and materials from Iowa businesses and are required to provide a dollar-for-dollar cash match.
Qualifying public planting lands include, but are not limited to, street rights-of-way, parks, school grounds, courthouse lawns, public buildings, fairgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and trails (DNR lands are not eligible). The application and rules are available online on the Iowa DNR Urban Forestry website.
Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
For assistance with the application and site visits, please contact Ellie Jones – ellie.jones@dnr.iowa.gov, 319-826-0814.
Please consider also reading through the “Community Forestry Grant Program FAQ” listed below the application on the DNR Urban Forestry page.
This year the grant is open to more counties than previously seen. Since there are likely new applicants, the DNR will host a Zoom Q&A session on July 25, 2023 at 11:30 AM. Please register for this meeting by emailing ellie.jones@dnr.iowa.gov by July 21, 2023. We welcome any questions that were not addressed in the FAQ document.
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AmericanHort, the leading national association for the green industry, will host Cultivate’23—the premier event for the entire green industry—at the Greater Columbus Convention Center July 15-18, 2023.
From greenhouse and nursery growers, retailers, distributors, interior and exterior landscapers, florists, students, educators, researchers and manufacturers, Cultivate is known to attract thousands of industry professionals and visitors from all 50 states and over 40 countries.
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INLA Membership Enrollment |
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Please be watching for your 2023-24 Membership Enrollment Forms!
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Thank you for your membership enrollment! |
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