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ReLeaf in the News: Press Releases and Press Coverage
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....
ReLeaf in the News: SacBee
How Sacramento’s urban forest divides the city, in health and in wealth BY MICHAEL FINCH II OCTOBER 10, 2019 05:30 AM, The tree canopy of Land Park is a marvel by most measures. Like a crown, London plane trees and even occasional redwoods rise well above rooftops to...
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: Urban Forestry Project Awards Announced
URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT AWARDS ANNOUNCED THAT REDUCE GHGs Sacramento, CA – California ReLeaf has announced that nine community groups across the state will receive $385,000 in funding for tree planting projects through the California ReLeaf 2016 Social Equity Tree...
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!
Governor’s Budget Directs Millions for Local Projects
Just over a year ago, California ReLeaf staked 100% of its public policy agenda on the idea that cap and trade auction revenues were the very best opportunity to breathe new life into CAL FIRE’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, which allocated its last remaining...
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...
California ReLeaf Honored as 2013 Top-Rated Nonprofit
CALIFORNIA RELEAF HONORED AS 2013 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews Sacramento, California, November 1, 2013 – California ReLeaf announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2013 Top-Rated Award...
A New Era for EEMP
California’s popular Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program (EEMP) was funded at $7 million in the 2013-14 State Budget through legislation signed by Governor Jerry Brown today. This is the only statewide local assistance funding for urban forestry for this...
Urban Forestry Project Awards Announced
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chuck Mills (916) 497-0035 URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT AWARDS ANNOUNCED Sacramento, CA, July 24, 2013 – California ReLeaf announced today that community groups across the state will receive $34,000 in...
Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program Releases Updated Draft Guidelines
The Strategic Growth Council has released draft guidelines for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program, which offers grants to cities, counties, and designated regional agencies to promote sustainable community planning and natural resource...
Congratulations, Kemba Shakur!
SF Launches Sidewalk Garden Project
Project Aims to Reduce Stormwater Impacts and Beautify Neighborhoods WHO: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, local non-profit organization Friends of the Urban Forest, community volunteers, with participation by District 5 Supervisor London Breed’s...