The 18th annual meeting of the Sustainable Forests Coalition will be in Arlington, VA. This year’s theme is Mentorship, Apprenticeship, & Eliminating Barriers to Access – Supporting Future Professionals of Urban Forestry & Arboriculture. To learn more about the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition and the annual meeting, click here.

The 2023 National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program will be held March 7-9, 2023, in conjunction with Race Forward’s “Justice and Equity: From the Inside Out” Training Program for Civil Servants. Leaders from various sectors will engage in three days of free exchange of ideas and approaches to achieving environmental justice. These interactive training sessions will feature voices of experience, research, discussions, and thought-provoking dialogue. The program format will feature the needs and challenges of communities, governments, municipalities, tribes, faith-based organizations, and others with an interest in environmental justice. It will highlight programs and collaborations that work, as well as initiatives that have not proven successful. Program speakers will feature representatives from Federal and state agencies, local governments, tribes, community groups, business and industry, public interest groups, academia, and other entities. To register, click here.

EPA is seeking public input on the new Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program that will distribute $3 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding through grants and technical assistance. This Request for Information related to the Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant Program, is seeking public input on new and innovative strategies and approaches for competition design, community engagement, equitable distribution of financial resources, grantee eligibility for funding, capacity-building and outreach, and technical assistance. To learn more, click here.

The Urban Forest Educators Symposium will be hosted in a hybrid format. Professionals and practitioners in urban forestry are invited to share best practices and create guidelines for shared pedagogical approaches for teaching urban forestry related topics. To register for the symposium, click here.