Leads federal efforts in Urban Forest Research to green up and sustain our cities and towns - All opinions my own.
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
29 Oct 2025
What makes a green city? 🌿
Read a new @FAO publication: “FAO Green City principles and criteria” — a framework to guide cities toward greener, healthier & more resilient futures.
👉 ow.ly/QnaW50Xjs07
#GreenCities
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
4 Oct 2025
🌳 Join @FAO, @UNHABITAT & partners for the First International Green Cities Conference, a key event for those working for sustainable & resilient cities.
🗓️ 14–15 Oct 2025
đź“ŤOnline or in person in Rome, Italy
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#GreenCities #FAOGreenCities
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26 Jul 2025
If this administration says something positive related to governance it means they are doing the opposite. Sad we cannot trust anything official anymore. Source: Mountain Journal share.google/GQW41TLzmiXa87D…
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🌿Urban nature #restoration isn’t just trendy - it’s essential.
🏙️ Cities like #SanFrancisco and #Durban are planting trees, reviving wetlands and reshaping urban life through green infrastructure.
🔗 Learn more: weforum.org/stories/2025/04/…
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
28 Apr 2025
Ready to spruce up your tree season toolkit? The i-Tree Open Academy virtual learning series kicks off in May! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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4 Apr 2025
A truth-telling article! Public lands require steady advocacy, protection and stewardship, or they become overrun, visitation declines, and adjacent rural communities suffer. Extractive industries only speed the decline and benefit the few at the expense of the many.
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
19 Mar 2025
Globally, approximately 1.6 billion people, including many Indigenous communities, rely on forests for their livelihoods, food, fuel, shelter, and other essential resources.
Reminder: Protecting forests means protecting people.
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
17 Mar 2025
USDA cuts $1M grant for Nashville urban canopy program; Nonprofit says move will hurt tree farms tennesseelookout.com/2025/02…
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
4 Mar 2025
Congratulations to the 2024 Tree Cities of the World!
@FAO & @ArborDay have recognised a record-breaking 210 new Tree Cities that leverage urban forestry to enhance the livability & sustainability of their local area.
Read more👉 bit.ly/3DcgEJv
#TreeCities #GreenCities
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
18 Feb 2025
More than 1,000 National Park staff have lost their jobs.
This is not okay. Park staff work every single day to keep us safe, teach us and do important research to help parks thrive. Join NPCA in urging Congress to roll back these devastating job cuts. npca.org/1000jobs
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
20 Feb 2025
The Antiquities Act has made it possible for the diverse histories of all American and pre-American cultures to be preserved. Members of Congress who oppose S.220 & H.R.521 have the support of the majority voters who embrace our national monuments.
suwa.org/245-organizations-o…
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
19 Feb 2025
We spent the day speaking for the trees at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines! It’s always important to talk to your elected officials about the importance of woodlands and trees – wherever you live! Thank you to the organizations that joined to advocate for Iowa's environment.
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
20 Feb 2025
President Trump’s call for a federal takeover of DC is anti-democratic, based on falsehoods, and patronizing to more than 700,000 residents.
It’s also evidence of our historic progress toward #DCStatehood
Statement: bit.ly/3QqCiN2
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
11 Feb 2025
🌳💵 Exciting News! 🌳💵
A New Urban & Community Forestry Economic Impact Report is Here!
We just released a new report on the economic contributions of Urban and Community Forestry to California's economy. Visit our website to explore the study: 👉californiareleaf.org/econ-st…
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11 Feb 2025
Cool Stuff #60 continues and completes a five year run providing current science, news and releases in urban forest sustainability. preview.mailerlite.io/previe…
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
16 Jan 2025
A tree outside your business could generate more profit 🌳🛍️
Shopping areas with trees are nicer places to be➡️so people spend more time there➡️and then spend more money.
Not only do they add visual benefits, but your business booms too!
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
15 Jan 2025
🌳🙌 California ReLeaf is delighted to announce this year’s grantees for the 2025 Growing Green Communities program, made possible by the generous support of our sponsor, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (@PGE4Me).
Award Announcement: californiareleaf.org/updates…
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
Attending #AMS2025 next week? On Monday, 1/13, @AMS_Health is hosting sessions focused on heat, #EnvironmentalHealth, community-engaged research, and the Gulf Coast.
View the full schedule in the graphic below and learn more on the AMS blog: bit.ly/4j9TN18
ALT A graphic titled, "Don't miss the AMS 16th Conference on Environment and Health!" with a list of sessions taking place on Monday, January 13th, 2025.
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
Apply now for financial and technical help with #ExtremeHeat resilience in your community. Applications to work with the NIHHIS Center for Heat Resilient Communities close on 1/24.
Learn more about the center and how your community can apply : bit.ly/4hYUUjG
ALT Community members work together to brainstorm heat resilience strategies during a Las Vegas heat tabletop exercise in December 2022. Image credit: Hunter Jones
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Phillip Rodbell retweeted
7 Jan 2025
#NewPublication: Threats to Urban Forests in the United States
research.fs.usda.gov/treesea…
ALT A cottonwood tree broken in a storm urban forests in the conterminous United States. The index . USDA Forest Service photo by Joseph Obrien/Bugwood.org
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