Danica is Connecticut's urban and community forestry coordinator. She came to Ridgefield last Saturday to talk with the Ridgefield Tree Committee and other interested residents about the health of urban trees in Connecticut and ways to improve tree health.
Danica has a Ph.D. from Yale's School of the Environment. She has previously worked in rural Maine, and big cities like Philadelphia and Manhattan. Now she has statewide responsibilities in Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Ridgefield is one of 23 Tree Cities in Connecticut. From Danica's perspective, tree health is as much about people as trees. People planting the right trees, pruning them wisely, watering them when needed, etc. And, more governmental and private investment in tree research is needed.
4 comments:
Sounds like important work.
Very competent, i am sure
Danica sounds like an incredible asset to Connecticut’s forestry efforts, and having a Yale PhD at the helm is quite impressive! I love her perspective that tree health is ultimately about the human community taking proper care of them. It’s wonderful to hear that Ridgefield is proudly holding its status as one of the 23 Tree Cities in the state. Hopefully, her talk inspires even more local engagement and the research funding our urban canopies desperately need!
He talk must have been impressive and based on real science. I'm sure those in attendance learned a great deal. Fine portraits, Jack.
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