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ReLeaf in the News: Press Releases and Press Coverage
ReLeaf in the News: Studio40 Live Segment about Saving Our Water and our Trees
California ReLeaf executive director Cindy Blain spoke with Sacramento news show Studio40 Live about how we can take care of our trees and urban forests while still conserving water as part of a partnership with Save Our Water and Sacramento Republic F. C. Watch the...
Cheers Arbor Week 2022 Grantees & Sponsors!
Mega thanks to our California Arbor Week Grantees and Sponsors! You can meet several of them in this video and learn a little about the upcoming tree projects here: Arbor Week 2022 Grantees & Sponsors ...
Learn About Tree City USA
How can your California town become a Tree City USA and why is this good for your community? CAL FIRE explains the process and the benefits in this video.
Arbor Week 2022 Poster Contest Winners
Tree Cheers to this year's Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners! Budding artists from all over the state made colorful and joyful posters with the theme of “Trees Bring Us Together” while learning about the benefits of trees and celebrating our urban forests. The poster...
Happy Arbor Week 2022, California!
Kick off a full week of Arbor Week celebrations learning the "why" and "when" of California Arbor Week here with ReLeaf and CAL FIRE's Urban & Community Forestry Department. Cheers to trees and all you do every day to grow greener towns!
California Arbor Week 2022 Grant Winners!
California ReLeaf is delighted to announce this year’s grantees for the California Arbor Week program! We look forward to their celebratory tree planting and tree education events, made possible by the generous sponsorship of Edison International and San Diego Gas...
Sign On to Our Support Letter for Extreme Heat Resolution
Deadline: Thursday December 16 Extreme heat events impact the health of many more people than any other type of weather threat, but have often been overlooked because heat events are not as visible or dramatic as fires, hurricanes, or ice storms. Extreme heat is...
2022 Arbor Week Poster Contest
Attention Young Artists: Each year California kicks off Arbor Week with a poster contest. California Arbor Week is an annual celebration of trees that takes place March 7 to 14. Across the state, communities honor trees. You can participate too by thinking about the...
Announcing Treecovery Cycle 1 Grantees
Congratulations to the following organizations for receiving grants from the Treecovery Grant Program, Cycle 1: A Cleaner and Greener East LA Amigos de los Rios Clean & Green Pomona Common Vision Growing Healthy Kids Los Amigos de Guadalupe Lumbercycle North East...
Congratulations Arbor Week Poster Finalists!
This year’s poster contest invited California kids to think creatively about how trees invite them outside. Thank you to all those who participated and submitted posters! Here are four of our finalists: Sarah Luckenbill, 2nd Grade. Davis, CA Zechariah Wahlman, 4th...
Congratulations Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners!
Happy California Arbor Week! This year’s poster contest invited California kids to think creatively about how trees invite them outside. Thank you to all those who participated and submitted posters! Here are our four award winners: Technique Award: Dagny Tang, 2nd...
Our 2020 Annual Report
Dear Friends of ReLeaf, Many thanks for your steadfast support to plant more trees in all communities, so that everyone enjoys cleaner, cooler air and the feelings of well-being that urban trees provide. We need trees and greenspace now more than ever to help us deal...
ReLeaf in the News: Sacramento Bee
Fewer trees, more asthma. How Sacramento can improve its canopy and public health BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD OCTOBER 15, 2019 05:01 AM, UPDATED OCTOBER 15, 2019 11:31 AM We often plant trees as a symbolic gesture. We plant them on Earth Day in honor of...
Article: Fewer trees, more asthma. How Sacramento can improve its canopy and public health
We often plant trees as a symbolic gesture. We plant them on Earth Day in honor of clean air and sustainability. We also plant trees to commemorate people and events. But trees do more than provide shade and improve landscapes. They are also critical to public health....
Funding for FY 2019-20 State Budget
Urban forestry, urban greening, and other natural resources investments gained ground yesterday in the ongoing discussion of project priorities within the next Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Expenditure Plan. In the Assembly Budget Subcommittee for Resources,...
Official Press Release: Spanish-language Tree Care Videos Available!
Click here for Save Our Water in Spanish! Save Our Water, the U.S. Forest Service and California ReLeaf have partnered to create two Spanish-language videos that demonstrate how to best care for trees during California’s drought. Proper tree care and water...
Drought in the News
Here are a few great media resources for news on trees in the drought: “We’re trying to educate the community while scaling down on landscape watering during conservation” from San Jose Mercury News “It’s an emergency situation. These trees are everywhere, all around...
Official Press Release: Save Our Water And Our Trees!
Save Our Water And Our Trees! Campaign Offers Tips to Help Trees Thrive Sacramento, CA – California ReLeaf has partnered with Save Our Water and a coalition of urban forest and other concerned organizations to raise awareness on the importance of proper tree care...
2015 Poster Contest Winner Unveiling
In Case You Missed It: watch Executive Director Cindy Blain and CAL FIRE unveil the 2015 Arbor Week Poster Contest winners during a March 2015 news conference!
Ready your Crayons! Pick up your Cameras! Plant a Tree!
California Arbor Week Contests Highlight the Importance of Trees Sacramento, Calif. – Two statewide contests are being held to celebrate California Arbor Week, March 7-14, a statewide celebration of trees. These contests are designed to increase awareness of and...