California Arbor Week Celebrations Grow Statewide  Special celebrations highlight the importance of trees to California Sacramento, Calif. – California Arbor Week will be celebrated throughout California March 7-14 to highlight the importance of trees to communities by improving air quality, water conservation, economic vitality, individual health and the ambiance of residential and commercial neighborhoods. Organizations ranging from city tree foundations, ...
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The California redwood was designated the official State Tree of California by the State Legislature in 1937.  Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, redwoods are found only on the Pacific Coast.  Many groves and stands of the towering trees are preserved in state and national parks and forests.  There are actually two genera of California redwood: the coast redwood (Sequoia ...
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As the sun sank down below the horizon last night, Tu Bishvat, sometimes referred to as Tu B’Shevat or the Jewish “New Year for Trees”, began. Originally used to calculate the age of fruit trees, recently the Jewish holiday has come to be less pragmatic and more celebratory. In recent years, it’s been touted as the “Jewish Arbor Day.” “Tu Bishvat ...
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On Saturday, February 11, from 10 am to 2pm, our friends at Tree Lodi will be planting 180 trees in a 15-acre portion of the new DeBenedetti Park.  The park is located at the corner of Century Blvd. and Lower Sacramento Road in Lodi.   On Saturday, April 7th, they will be celebrating Arbor Day in Lodi with a follow-up tree ...
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In honor of California Arbor Week, March 7 – 14, 2012, California ReLeaf is pleased to kick off a California Arbor Week Photo Contest.  This contest is an effort to increase awareness of and appreciation for the trees and forests in the communities where Californians live, work and play.  This contest is designed to highlight the broad diversity of tree ...
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