This post is one in a series about California ReLeaf board and staff members’ favorite trees. Today, we hear from California ReLeaf’s Grants Manager, Chuck Mills.   Ninety minutes before I was scheduled to attend my first Arbor Week event as a staff member for California ReLeaf, my 21-year old Calico named Taffy passed away. Though I had sufficient cause ...
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Governor Proclaims March 7 Arbor Day Statewide Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners Unveiled   Sacramento – Just as trees across the state are beginning to blossom for spring, California’s Arbor Week is highlighting the importance trees have on communities and their residents. Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown proclaimed the start of California Arbor Week, and to kick off the celebration, ...
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This post is the fourth in a series celebrating the favorite trees of California ReLeaf staff and board members. Today, we hear from Kathleen Ford, California ReLeaf’s Finance & Administration Manager.   This tree is not the most beautiful and its setting is less than breathtaking, but I admire this tree each time I see it. Wedged between two above-ground ...
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Today marks the beginning of California Arbor Week. March 7-14 is the perfect time for you to celebrate the trees in your community and the benefits they bring. You can click here to learn more about California Arbor Week. In the meantime, watch this message from CAL FIRE Director Chief Ken Pimlott to hear why California Arbor Week and the ...
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This post is the third in a series to celebrate California Arbor Week. Today, we hear from Ashley Mastin, the Network and Communications Manager at California ReLeaf.   As an employee of California ReLeaf, I may get in trouble for admitting that my favorite tree is not, in fact, in California. Instead it’s on the other side of the country ...
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