Glickman Appoints New Members to the National Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council
                                                               
                                           Release No..0070.00 
                                                               
                                                               
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GLICKMAN APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY
ADVISORY COUNCIL

  WASHINGTON, March 6, 2000--Highlighting his efforts to protect the
nation's urban and suburban greenspace, Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman
today announced the selection of five new members to USDA's National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC). 

  "The experience that each of these individuals bring to the council will
enhance USDA's efforts to protect and increase urban tree cover and other
aspects of our nation's green infrastructure," Glickman said.  
                 
  The five members, appointed for three-year terms, to the 15-member
council are:
             Kaman K. Abdollahi, associate professor and project director for
       urban forestry, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge,
       La.
             John Ball, associate professor of forestry, South Dakota State
       University,                Brookings, S.D.
             Ann Bates, executive director, Idaho Nursery Association, Idaho
       Falls, Idaho
             Dan DeWald, natural resources manager for parks and community
       services, city of   Bellevue, Bellevue, Wash. 
             Roger J. Rivera, president and founder, National Hispanic
       Environmental Council,   Alexandria, Va. 
  
  The council advises Glickman on the care and management of trees,
forests, and related natural resources in urban and community settings. 
NUCFAC also works with federal and state agencies and other partners to share
information and technical assistance, and to award competitive cost-share
grants that advance the science and practice of urban forestry.  NUCFAC was
established by the 1990 Food Security Act.   
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