Updates
What’s new at ReLeaf, and an archive of our grants, press, events, resources and more
2023 Network Retreat Presentation Recordings
We had a tree-mendous time at our 2023 ReLeaf Network Retreat in Sacramento! Below are all our presentation recordings from the Network Retreat. We hope you will find these presentations to be a useful resource. Download Retreat Speaker Bios Download the 2023 Network...
Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Program Funding Opportunity: Resources and Webinars
The USDA Forest Service released its Urban & Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grants - Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on April 12th. Application Deadline: June 1, 2023 by 8:59 Pacific Time/ 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Award...
Update on the USDA Forest Service’s UCF Grant Funding Opportunity under the IRA – Public Notice of Funding Opportunity Coming in Early April 2023
The White House Council on Environmental Quality held a virtual briefing about the USDA Forest Service’s UCF Grant Funding Opportunity on Wednesday, March 29th at 12 p.m. PT. During the briefing, Beattra Wilson, who is the USDA Forest Services’ Assistant Director of...
Butte Environmental Council is Hiring an Executive Director
California Releaf Network Member, Butte Environmental Council (BEC), a nonprofit based out of Chico, is hiring an Executive Director. BEC is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the land and environment of Butte County through action, advocacy, and education. Learn...
Canopy is Hiring an Executive Director
Our ReLeaf Network Member, Canopy, located in Palo Alto, is recruiting for an Executive Director. See the full job description and how to apply at Painter Executive Search, which is supporting Canopy in its search.
2023 Arbor Week Press Conference
California ReLeaf held an Arbor Week press conference on Tuesday, March 7th, at South Prescott Park in Oakland with our partners, CAL FIRE, USDA Forest Service, Edison International, Blue Shield of California, Common Vision, and Oakland community leaders. Please see...
2023 Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners
Tree Cheers to our 2023 Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners! Budding artists from all over the state made colorful and joyful posters with the theme of “Trees Plant a Cooler” while learning about the benefits of trees and celebrating our urban forests. The Poster...
Congratulations to our 2023 Arbor Week Poster Contest Honorable Mentions!
Our 2023 Arbor Week Poster Contest asked California kids to ponder how planting trees and caring for trees can help make our communities cooler and healthier places to live. We appreciate all the beautiful entries young artists sent in. Here are the pictures receiving...
Advocacy: AB 57 Pocket Forests for California
Thanks to Assemblymember Ash Kalra, we have a chance to grow wild and diverse forests across California! His Assembly Bill 57 creates a pilot program to deliver pocket forests statewide. To make sure the bill passes, California ReLeaf is helping coordinate a letter to...
Friends of the Urban Forest is Hiring a Community Engagement Program Manager
ReLeaf Network Member, Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), is hiring a Community Engagement Program Manager. The Community Engagement Program Manager is responsible for the planning, developing, and managing of FUF’s Community Engagement Program, which includes...
City Trees Magazine is Now Accessible to Everyone!
City Trees is the magazine of the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) and is now freely available to everyone. Here’s how you can access City Trees, an international, bimonthly online magazine about all things urban forestry: The Jan/Feb 2023 City Trees is here You...
Sacramento Tree Foundation is Hiring a Community Liason
Sacramento Tree Foundation is Hiring! Community Liason Position Job Summary The Community Liaison serves as the relational connection between the Tree Foundation and community members, business partners, and community leaders. The Community Liaison is responsible for...
Educational Webinar Recording: Improving Your Planting Program Through Tree Health Monitoring
This California ReLeaf educational webinar was recorded on January 26, 2023. This webinar was designed to assist tree organizations in understanding how tree health monitoring and data collecting can help with tree species selection and avoid mistakes that can lead to...
Growing Green Communities 2023 Grant Award Winners
California ReLeaf is thrilled to announce this year’s grantees for the 2023 Growing Green Communities Grant! We look forward to their tree planting and tree education events, made possible by the generous sponsorship of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)....
California Arbor Week 2023 Grant Award 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. We also appreciate...