“Urban Trees for a New Century” was presented by Nancy Buley of J. Frank Schmidt Nursery & some OGA (Ornamental Grower’s Association of Northern IL) at the iLandscape Show in Feb 2015. Becky Thomas joined Nancy Buley to examine the book Shade Trees in Towns & Cities written by William ... READ the POST

The Society of Municipal Arborists has a mission statement of “Leading the world in building the confidence, competence, and camaraderie of the family of professionals who create and sustain community forests.”  As a Certified Arborist, Jamie is a member of this organization, and we hope to learn ... READ the POST

“It’s 2015 – These are the Plants you are Using” was presented by a panel of OGA  growers at the iLandscape Show in Feb 2014.  Becky Thomas presented a “state of the nursery industry” shapshot addressing the growing concern over the shrinking supply of trees.  Here is a link to her ... READ the POST

The Alliance for Community Trees, or ACT, is another great organization that we are proud to support.  ACT brings together a coalition of organizations dedicated to the same cause – restoring community forests for the benefit of all people. ACT is the only national organization solely focused on the ... READ the POST

The Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees) gathered many scientifically proven benefits of urban forests into a single document for tree advocates to use. These facts come directly from primary research conducted by professional scientists, with all citations noted.  Grouped by category, these ... READ the POST