October 5, 2015
November 3, 2015
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Great funding & job opportunities, information and events!
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
- RFP: LA Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability – Research Request for Proposals – Due Dec 4, 2015
- Grant: Garden & Green Spaces Grant Awards Program – “GRO1000” – Applications due Nov 23, 2015.
- Grants: CA ReLeaf – 2016 Social Equity Tree Planting Grants!
- RFP: 2016 U.S. Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program – Request for Pre-Proposals
- RFP: Environmental Solutions for Communities Grant Program – Wells Fargo with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation – Due Dec 10, 2015 11:59 am Eastern.
JOBS & FELLOWSHIPS:
- Job: Natural Resource Specialist – US Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, CA
- Job: Manager Position with American Forests – Washington, DC
- Fellowship: Garden Club of America’s Urban Forestry Fellowship
- Internships: Announcing the 2016 Society of Municipal Arborists Intern Program
INFORMATION:
- Investing in Citizen Science Can Improve Natural Resource Management and Environmental Protection
EVENTS:
- Workshops: CA Governor’s Office of Planning & Research – General Plan Guidelines Workshops – attend and contribute!
- Webinar: APWA host webinar on the Urban Forestry Role in Community Resilience – Nov 12, 2015 from 8 -10 am PT
Nancy Hughes, Executive Director
California Urban Forests Council
RFP: LA Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability Request for Proposals –
Due Dec 4, 2015
The Los Angeles Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability is excited to share with you its Request for Proposals for 2015 – 2016! Research proposals should address one of three issue areas, which were highlighted by the Center’s Implementation Team and the annual Partner’s meeting this July:
1) Tree Stewardship
2) Neighborhood Schools & the Urban Forest
3) Water & the Urban Forest
The scope must be limited to the Los Angeles metropolitan region. Proposals are due December 4, 2015.
You can find the RFP on the LA Center website.
The United States Conference of Mayors and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program promotes and recognizes mayoral leadership in the development of greenscapes across the nation. Seems like a wonderful opportunity for a multi-year local project and acknowledgement of strong political leadership! Click here for application…
California ReLeaf has just released an RFP for the 2016 Social Equity Tree Planting Grant Program – The 2016 Social Equity Tree Planting Grant Program is funded by a grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), which received money in the 2014-15 State Budget from the California Climate Investments Program to support projects that combat climate change. All funded projects must reduce greenhouse gasses, and all must either be located in, or provide benefit to, disadvantaged communities as defined by CalEnviroScreen 2.0. They will be hosting a webinar in mid-November that will offer further information about the Program and provide some useful tips on successfully completing the application. Check their website for the RFP updates.
RFP: 2016 U.S. Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program Request for Pre-Proposals
The Secretary of Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory council that assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council).
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council seeks innovative (new, cutting-edge or builds upon existing studies) grant proposals for program development, study, and collaboration that will address strategies in the Ten Year Action Plan. This Request for Proposals is to address the following priority issues:
1.Analysis and Solutions for Development and Redevelopment Impacts on Urban and Community Forests
2.Building Human Health Through Urban and Community Forestry
3.Climate Change and Its Impact on Trees and Water
The applications instructions and application are posted to GRANTS.GOV and are to be submitted through GRANTS.GOV. Please make sure your DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) and SAMs (System for Award Management) numbers are current or GRANTS.GOV will not let you submit your proposal. It may take up to 2 weeks to process your numbers. In case one has trouble accessing the forms off the GRANTS.GOV website. Or click here for instructions…
Wells Fargo and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) seek to promote sustainable communities through Environmental Solutions for Communities by supporting highly-visible projects that link economic development and community well-being to the stewardship and health of the environment. Approximately $2,460,000 is available nationwide for 2016 projects.
- Supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship;
- Conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality;
- Restoring and managing natural habitat, species and ecosystems that are important to community livelihoods;
- Facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy and energy efficiency; and
- Encouraging broad-based citizen and targeted youth participation in project implementation.
Only certain CA Counties qualify so go to the website to find out more
Job: Natural Resource Specialist – The Natural Resource Specialist performs work in support of the Davey Institute’s Ecosystem Services (ES) Team and the US Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station’s (PSW) Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics Program. The ES Team creates, supports and disseminates models, tools and concepts to advance the assessment and improved stewardship of urban natural resources. The PSW Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics program is focused on generating and sharing science about the interconnections of people and urban natural resources. The Natural Resource Specialist reports to the Research Urban Forester of the US Forest Service and the Ecosystem Services Manager at the Davey Institute and will work with a broad network of Forest Service and Davey Institute staff. Click here for the details…
Job: Manager Position with American Forests – American Forests is looking to hire a Manager of Urban Forest Programs to be based in their downtown Washington, D.C. office. This role manages implementation of American Forests’ Community ReLeaf program, urban innovation lab initiative, and National Champion Tree Program, as well as provide support for national urban forest policy efforts and other duties as assigned. Click for all of the details…
Fellowship: Garden Club of America’s Urban Forestry Fellowship – The Garden Club of America (GCA) with the support of Casey Trees of Washington, DC, is soliciting applications for its national urban forestry fellowship. GCA has a history of interest in the health of the urban forest and would like to support young scientists in their undergraduate and graduate studies in this field. The study areas of interest are far reaching, including urban forest management and planning as well as topics in biology, ecology, or human health that will specifically move urban forest science forward. The GCA Fellowship in Urban Forestry will be awarded in early 2016. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee at Casey Trees composed of practicing urban forestry scientists and professionals in related fields. Final selection is made by The Garden Club of America.
Application Process: For more information, online application forms, and past recipients, visit http://caseytrees.org/programs/gcascholarship/ or contact Dr. Jessica Sanders at [email protected] or 202-349-1905.
Internships: Announcing the 2016 Society of Municipal Arborists Intern Program – The Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA), in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service (USDA-FS) Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program, the Alliance for Community Trees, the Arbor Day Foundation, the Society of American Foresters, and the Utility Arborist Association, is launching the sixth year of a Municipal Forestry Intern Program (SMA Intern).
HOST CITIES WANTED! Intern Positions are available nationwide for the Summer, 2016 Internship Program! Visit www.urban-forestry.com for details.
Investing in Citizen Science Can Improve Natural Resource Management and Environmental Protection (McKinley et al 2015) – Citizen science has made substantive contributions to science for hundreds of years. More recently, it has contributed to many articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has influenced natural resource management and environmental protection decisions and policies across the nation. Over the last 10 years, citizen science—participation by the public in a scientific project—has seen explosive growth in the United States and many other countries, particularly in ecology, the environmental sciences, and related fields of inquiry.
The goal of this report is to help government agencies and other organizations involved in natural resource management, environmental protection, and policymaking related to both to make informed decisions about investing in citizen science. In this report, we explore the current use of citizen science in natural resource and environmental science and decision-making in the United States and describe the investments organizations might make to benefit from citizen science. Access the full report here…
Workshops: CA Governor’s Office of Planning & Research – General Plan Guidelines
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research has been engaged in a thorough update of the General Plan Guidelines (GPG). The new GPG will include resources, data, tools, and model policies to help cities and counties update their general plans, and has been informed by extensive outreach and collaboration. This website will include the latest information on the update, including documents and meeting notifications.
A General Plan is the local government’s long-term blueprint for the community’s vision of future growth. OPR is responsible for updating the General Plan Guidelines – the “how to” resource for drafting a general plan. OPR also monitors general plan implementation with annual progress reports from cities and counties, and grants general plan extensions for qualified cities and counties.
A public draft of the update to the General Plan Guidelines for the State of California is available here. This comprehensive update seeks to create a suite of tools for planners, practitioners, and the general public to help update local general plans. Click here for the draft guidelines and workshop schedule…
Webinar: APWA host webinar on the Urban Forestry Role in Community Resilience – November 12th from 8 -10 am PT – Our nation’s communities continually face the shocks and stresses which Storm related natural disasters pose. The very nature, frequency, and severity of Storm impacts challenges Municipal Professionals to consider innovative and collaborative approaches which shift the focus from simply responding and recovering, towards a “culture of preparedness” and ultimately a “culture of resilience”. Teresa Trueman-Madriga (Smart Trees Pacific) and Alan Yue(XLUR8 Educational & Research Four) and Kathleen Wolf ( University of Washington) will be introducing the Urban Forestry Incident Command Engagement Model as a framework and a set of tools which can immediately be applied towards resilient infrastructure, economy and community. The webinar is free for American Public Works Association Members. Click through for webinar info…
