TreeFolks’ Post

One of the geekiest true statements I have made this summer: I cut beautiful turf. It's a point of pride because it's one of the many things organizers can do to set up their volunteers for success. When we remove needless barriers to success, volunteers are more likely to perform their tasks well AND to have a good time. It's worth a tiny bit of extra effort on the front end to cut easy to walk turf when the payoff is happy volunteers who can focus on the quality of conversations they are having with voters. And when that happens, volunteer retention soars - which is key to scaling up a field program. This cycle, every cycle, cut volunteer friendly turf! Pictured below: an old turf packet from back before everyone used MiniVAN.

There are so many examples of great efforts organizations are making to reach communities and engage them around fire adaptation concepts. Check out this example from Ashland, OR, featuring a lot of friends of FAC Net: https://lnkd.in/gFZmUMNM

Educate others about the value of mangroves: Teach children, communities, and decision-makers about the benefits of preserving mangrove forests for present and future generations. let's do it. #mangroves

Responsibility: Cutting the grass Accountability: Noticing the grass needs to be cut Advanced Accountability: Owning that the lawn needs to be be mowed, but not being able to do it yourself; seeing to it that someone else gets it done by Thursday at 5PM. Click the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCsX-Br3

🍃 2024 Alabama PALS "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" Statewide Spring Cleanup 🍃 This April 2024, Alabama embarks on a transformative journey with the "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" Statewide Spring Cleanup. Throughout the entire month, we are calling on cities, counties, schools, neighborhoods, and volunteer groups to unite for a monumental cleanup effort across every county in our state. With all supplies and materials furnished, we are fully equipped to tackle the challenges of litter and illegal dumping head-on, improving our community health, environmental sustainability, and even our city budgets. Our recent blog post sheds light on the vast impacts of litter on our communities. (Read the full post here: https://lnkd.in/eDtAQbrQ) From affecting the aesthetics of our cities to profoundly impacting residents' quality of life, the costs of litter are not just financial but also societal. Studies, including those by the University of Toronto, have shown that clean, well-maintained neighborhoods boast lower crime rates and higher property values and even contribute to better mental health outcomes. Yet, the financial burden on states like ours is significant, with millions spent annually on litter collection and cleanup efforts. The "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" initiative is more than just a cleanup; it's a call to action for all Alabamians to play a part in enhancing the beauty and health of our state. It's an opportunity to demonstrate that, through collective effort and state-wide participation, we can significantly reduce the environmental and economic impacts of litter. Let's come together to make a difference. Plan now to involve your community in this vital initiative. Join hands with volunteers from every corner of Alabama to clean up our beloved state. 📅 Date: Entire Month of April 2024 📍 Statewide in Alabama ✨ Let's keep Alabama beautiful, one cleanup at a time! 🔗 Learn more here:https://www.alpals.org/ ✨ Be part of the change and help keep Alabama beautiful! #DontDropItOnAlabama #AlabamaPALS #StatewideCleanup #Litter #IllegalDumping #SmartCitiesConnect #CommunityPride #CleanAlabama #EnvironmentalImpact #CommunityHealth #RollTide #blightsurvey

🍃 2024 Alabama PALS "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" Statewide Spring Cleanup 🍃 This April 2024, Alabama embarks on a transformative journey with the "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" Statewide Spring Cleanup. Throughout the entire month, we are calling on cities, counties, schools, neighborhoods, and volunteer groups to unite for a monumental cleanup effort across every county in our state. With all supplies and materials furnished, we are fully equipped to tackle the challenges of litter and illegal dumping head-on, improving our community health, environmental sustainability, and even our city budgets. Our recent blog post sheds light on the vast impacts of litter on our communities. (Read the full post here: https://lnkd.in/eW7ZJ6Qc) From affecting the aesthetics of our cities to profoundly impacting residents' quality of life, the costs of litter are not just financial but also societal. Studies, including those by the University of Toronto, have shown that clean, well-maintained neighborhoods boast lower crime rates and higher property values and even contribute to better mental health outcomes. Yet, the financial burden on states like ours is significant, with millions spent annually on litter collection and cleanup efforts. The "Don’t Drop It On Alabama" initiative is more than just a cleanup; it's a call to action for all Alabamians to play a part in enhancing the beauty and health of our state. It's an opportunity to demonstrate that, through collective effort and state-wide participation, we can significantly reduce the environmental and economic impacts of litter. Let's come together to make a difference. Plan now to involve your community in this vital initiative. Join hands with volunteers from every corner of Alabama to clean up our beloved state. 📅 Date: Entire Month of April 2024 📍 Statewide in Alabama ✨ Let's keep Alabama beautiful, one cleanup at a time! 🔗 Learn more here:https://www.alpals.org/ ✨ Be part of the change and help keep Alabama beautiful! #DontDropItOnAlabama #AlabamaPALS #StatewideCleanup #Litter #IllegalDumping #SmartCitiesConnect #CommunityPride #CleanAlabama #EnvironmentalImpact #CommunityHealth #RollTide #blightsurvey

A little yard work in the fall can really pay off when spring rolls around. Just follow these 10 tips for Fall Backyard Cleanup. https://lnkd.in/gqqDNvB6

This summer, join Western Landowners Alliance CEO Lesli Allison and Ranchlands CEO Duke Phillips on the Paintrock Canyon Ranch for a week (June 30 - July 5, 2024) of exploring the incredibly varying landscape as well as the complexities surrounding the past, present, and future of ranching in the western United States. Together, Lesli and Duke will lead this weeklong workshop in important conversations about ranching and conservation. Each morning will be spent riding or hiking through the meadows and canyons on the ranch and each afternoon we will take a seat at the table for discussions about ranching and conservation. How does ranching achieve conservation and why is it important? What are the challenges the ranching industry is facing today and how do we overcome them? How will ranching continue into the future and what will it look like? This workshop is open to everyone, not just ranchers and riders. The more perspectives around the table the better. Learn more and reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/gKaNQ5vm

Meet Gerry the Grass Snake, some simple landscaping to essentially manage potential exceedance flows from a car park into a grass area. The landscaping 'snakes' across the triangle of land, but can be a bit of fun while kids are waiting to drop off/pick up siblings from school, or while the grown ups catch up! With questions such as, how many steps does it take to get from one end to the other of Gerry? how quickly would it take you to run/hop/jump/skip/roll from one end to the other? can I jump over the humps? etc. Hopefully an interpretation board will go up later this year to bring Gerry the Grass Snake to life a little, including the important questions raised above. It's a very simple and straight forward intervention, which has taken a day and half to implement, but creating a little bit of fun/distraction can make these little jobs a bit more worthwhile.

There truly is no one-size-fits-all solution in holistic management, which is its joy and frustration. Join us on Monday, November 25th at 7 p.m. to visit with Ray Banister, a long-time rancher from Eastern Montana. Learn how the Boom-Bust grazing system creates resilient rangelands that can withstand the most challenging of nature’s extremes. Ray’s parents endured the Dust Bowl and consequently raised children who highly valued conservation. Ray says erosion is watching your money go down the creek or fly away on the wind, and he has always strived to keep his soil firmly anchored with forage. After decades of studying and practicing conservation, Ray was moved to boom-bust grazing in 1988, when he had to pay way too much money for hay. He decided he would never be in that position again. Since then, he has extended his grazing season, essentially drought-proofed the ranch, increased plant diversity in pastures, and kept his soil where it belongs. Katrina Johnson, District Conservationist for Wibaux NRCS, will accompany Ray. The two have worked together on several projects over the years and make a great presentation team. They would appreciate participants with inquisitive minds, lots of questions, and a sense of humor! Click the link below to join the Bull Session live on Monday evening. https://lnkd.in/gQTACqiK ------------ #WSEbullsession #bullsession #communitycall #ranchernetwork #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativerancher #regenrancher #wsemt