News from VTUCF

  • Katsura leaves

    In Search of Hearts

    Each Valentine’s Day, hearts adorn every surface in my hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. A mysterious someone works in the night to plaster the town’s windows, walls, bridges, and steeples with red splashes of a photocopied heart-art. By morning, smiles adorn the day’s commuters, many of whom reach school or work by foot in this tiny town of 8,000 people.

  • city trees

    Urban Forester's Column: Grow Big Trees

    Grow big trees. Grow healthy Trees. And Grow trees where they are most needed. Guidelines and tips for planning tree planting projects and initiatives from VT UCF's Urban Forester, Adam McCullough.  

  • Rockingham Tree Planting

    Community Tree Planting Grants: $630k soon available

    In partnership with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, VT UCF is pleased to announce Community Tree Planting Grants. The goal of this initiative is to support the planting of 2,000 trees statewide.

  • Montpelier tree nursery

    Congratulations to 2024 Grant Recipients

    We are pleased to announce the 28 recipients of over $710,000 in grant funding for the 2024 year.