News from VTUCF

  • Jane Brown in Waterbury standing next to a tree planted through a UCF grant

    $3 million over 30 years: Exploring the impact of urban and community forestry grants in Vermont

    Over the summer, intern Lila Turner explored the impact of VT UCF's grants on the landscape and in communities since the program was established in 1991. Over 1,000 individual grants have supported tree planting, tree maintenance, planning, outreach, and other efforts to create and sustain healthy urban forests in over 190 Vermont communities to the tune of over $3,000,000.    

  • Rutland tree planting

    2025 Grants Announcement: over $430k available in two categories

    We are pleased to announce our 2025 grants program. $119k will be available in Tree Maintenance & Removal Grants and $315k will be available in Community Tree Planting Grants, offered in partnership with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission. 

  • Tate Mullin, summer intern

    Summer Intern Reflection: Tate Mullin

    This summer with UCF was spent working on many projects, from completing literature reviews and creating Excel templates to helping municipalities manage their street trees in the face of Emerald Ash Borer. 

  • Ivy on a building

    Urban Forester's Column: Operation Ivy

    In this edition of the Urban Forester's column, we consider the impacts and possibilities of urban greenery beyond trees.