By Suanne Klahorst Life just happens. “It was never my grand plan to become an advocate for the Santa Monica Mountains, but one thing led to another,” said Jo Kitz, co-director of Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT). Her childhood hikes near Mt. Hood put her at ease in the mountains. As an adult, she met children who were afraid of bugs ...
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Marcie the Marvelous Tree inspired third graders in 1987 to launch Tree Musketeers as the nation’s first youth environmental organization–a nonprofit charity where kids are boss! While taking action to help the planet, kids teach other kids to become active citizens and community leaders. Tree Musketeers currently has two open positions. The Tree Care Supervisor will get paid to play ...
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On March 25 from noon to 2:00 p.m., the Sacramento Valley Urban Forest Council will welcome Dave Dockter, Environmental Planner/Landscape Advisor, and Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D. and Research Social Scientist, for the “Parking and Trees in Urban Areas: Ordinances, Design and Soil” workshop. At this lunch time meeting, Dave Docker will cover a logistical approach to retrofitting trees into parking lot situations. Kathleen Wolf will ...
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