Help us plant more trees in California by voting today!  We’re in the running for a $10,000 tree-planting grant as part of Odwalla’s Plant a Tree program, but we need your vote!  Just visit the link below, vote and make sure to spread the word.   This project is all about planting shade trees on the campus of Brentwood Academy in ...
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By Ashley on May 08, 2012 in Non-Network Events, Trees in the news

Boy Scouts plant trees for achievement, environment   By Ashley Archibald, Santa Monica Daily Press     A stand of young California sycamores, supported by poles nearly as tall as the trees themselves, line what used to be a dilapidated asphalt pad, sentinels against the waves of invisible chemicals and particulates emanating from the cars below.   The trees represent ...
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By Ashley on April 30, 2012 in Trees in the news

Self-proclaimed tree hugger, Julien Levy, started planting trees when he was just five-years old. Today, at the age of 13, he’s leading volunteers in an effort to replant trees that were lost or damaged by the San Bruno Fire. Levy started with a goal to plant at least 100 ornamental and fruit trees in the Crestmoor community before June. In ...
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By Ashley on April 26, 2012 in Network, Releaf at work, Trees in the news

One of our ReLeaf Network members, Urban ReLeaf in Oakland, was featured on the NBC Nightly News last night. Check out the great work that Kemba and Greg are doing in their city! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

By Ashley on April 26, 2012 in grants

The Western Growers Foundation, a trade association of Arizona and California farmers who grow, pack, and ship almost half of the produce found in grocery stores across America, is offering grants of up to $1,500 for California and Arizona schools to educate students about nutrition and nature by creating their own school garden. Fruit tree plantings are eligible to receive ...
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