Federal funds pulled for Community Tree Steward program

Federal funds pulled for Community Tree Steward program

ELLSWORTH — Maine Conservation Corps has agreed to fund the rest of the Arbor Commission’s 10-month contract with a community tree steward, along with other former AmeriCorps positions across the state, after the federal government pulled nearly $400 million in…

Urban tree-planting programs adapt to federal funding retraction

The Trump administration rescinded $75 million in federal grants for tree maintenance and planting in underserved neighborhoods. Cities and nonprofits are pivoting to state funding, collaboration and rule changes.