About NCUFC

Please note that our due structure has changed for 2011. If you need a number of printed copies, contact Leslie Moorman at ncufc1@gmail.com or 919-614-6388.

Members receive discounts at Carolina Canopy workshops and Conference attendance, numerous networking opportunities, and our quarterly newsletter.

We're working diligently to update the website and clean up outdated links, but please be patient while we're under construction.

We're extremely proud to administer the Legacy Tree Fund, now in its second year. Each year, NCUFC will award a grant to a community group, civic group or other non-profit organization for urban forestry projects. The program allows communities to grow urban forests in places that will help mitigate the environmental impacts of stormwater, air pollution, impervious surfaces and other issues, creating healthier and better managed urban forests. Our inaugural project involved the installation of a number of trees in a parking lot just off the main street in downtown Norwood, North Carolina.

Grant proposals for 2011 are now under consideration; an announcement will be made soon on the recipient of the second annual Legacy Tree Fund planting project.

Click here for the Legacy Tree Fund brochure to learn more and to donate. We're delighted that we've received several donations already, but our goal is to build a foundation from which the interest can be used to fund ongoing projects. There is no better way to honor someone important to you than to fund an ongoing tree planting program like the Legacy Tree Fund.

Join the NCUFC online and join The American Grove (for free!). Share your tree-planting experiences, photos, videos and knowledge that will encourage others in your community to create thriving urban forests. To find out what's happening in NC, make sure to also join The North Carolina Grove Group.

The North Carolina Urban Forest Council consists of individuals, citizen groups, nonprofit organizations, businesses and agencies from around the state that share an interest in community and urban forestry. We are many different voices protecting trees where we live, work and play.

NCUFC is a nonprofit organization which helps communities strengthen the efforts of local groups by serving as a resource, a forum for networking and discussion and an advocate of the urban forest. The Council seeks to encourage and support these communities in their urban forest management efforts.

What We Do
NCUFC hosts conferences and workshops across the state for training and networking opportunities. We also co-sponsor conferences with others in the green industry. Our members promote the benefits of urban forest management and healthy community forests. We educate elected officials and decision-makers about important issues affecting the future of trees in North Carolina's communities.

Our Goals
Inform and educate the Council membership and general public, through various media and methods, to equip and empower the people of North Carolina to fulfill the mission of the Council.

Promote public interest and participation in the Council's mission, and maintain a high standard of professionalism and relevance in the eyes of the citizens of North Carolina.

Encourage professional development by providing forums to exchange ideals and foster individual growth and maturity.

Engage in strategic planning and advocacy to move the organization forward with vision while monitoring and pursuing issues that concern the mission of the Council.

Identify resources needed to sustain the organization in its pursuit of the stated mission, including financial, human and environmental resources.

About the Urban Forest
A recent national survey documents a disappointing trend; only one tree is planted for every four removed in our cities and towns. Across North Carolina there is a growing awareness of the importance of trees within our communities.

Trees improve the quality of our air and water, enhance the appeal of our roads, neighborhoods and commercial developments. Trees make our cities and towns more livable.

From coastal Manteo to mountainous Murphy, a renewed interest in sustaining healthy, productive urban and community forests is on the rise.

Only through grassroots involvement can community forestry take root, grow and flourish. Citizens from all walks of life are getting involved.

Efforts come not only from horticulturists, urban foresters, elected officials and arborists, but also from teachers, concerned citizens and neighborhood activists. The Council also represents nonprofit organizations, businesses, public agencies and community groups.

Funding for the NC Urban Forest Council continues to dwindle. Budget cuts at all levels make it necessary for us to ask you to take action. Take a minute and think about how important the urban forests in North Carolina are to your work and to your quality of life. We need your help to let our legislators know that North Carolina needs to support our efforts to improve the management of our urban forest. You can find a list of representatives here. An e-mail is good, a phone call is better, and a personal visit is best. The legislators need to know that North Carolina needs to support urban forestry with increased funding.