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Veneman appoints national urban, community forestry advisory council
Melanie Kirk, Texas Cooperative Extension urban and community forestry program specialist, has been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council.
Her term will continue until Dec. 31, 2006.
Kirk earned a bachelor's in urban forestry and management and a master's of urban forestry and policy, both from Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge, La.
Prior to joining Extension in 2002, Kirk was arborist for the city of Dallas from June 2001-March 2002. She is on the board of the Texas chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and a member of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences.
The additional appointees to the 15-member council are: Maribel De La Torre, mayor pro tempore, San Fernando, Calif.; Robert L. Tate, owner, Robert L. Tate Associates, Inc., Cohasset, Calif.; and Alice Ewen Walker, executive director, National Alliance for Community Trees, Riverdale Park, Md.
In addition, Joseph Wilson, executive director, Greening Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis., has been appointed to serve as chair.
"I am delighted that these individuals have agreed to provide their valuable expertise and advice to USDA for the management of our nation's urban forests," said Veneman.
Established under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, the council advises the secretary on the care and management of trees, forests and related natural resources in urban and community settings throughout the nation. In addition, the council makes recommendations to the USDA Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program on competitive cost-share grants that advance the science and practice of urban forestry.
Members of the council serve without compensation and dedicate approximately 100 hours each year.
For more information, visit www.treelink.org/nucfac/ and www.fs.fed.us/ucf/.
Date: 3/25/04
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