Updates
What’s new at ReLeaf, and an archive of our grants, press, events, resources and more
Celebrating Trees, Art, and Tu Bishvat
As the sun sank down below the horizon last night, Tu Bishvat, sometimes referred to as Tu B’Shevat or the Jewish "New Year for Trees", began. Originally used to calculate the age of fruit trees, recently the Jewish holiday has come to be less pragmatic and more...
Tree Lodi Revitalizes New Park
On Saturday, February 11, from 10 am to 2pm, our friends at Tree Lodi will be planting 180 trees in a 15-acre portion of the new DeBenedetti Park. The park is located at the corner of Century Blvd. and Lower Sacramento Road in Lodi. On Saturday, April 7th,...
Port of Long Beach – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Grant Program
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Grant Program is one of the strategies that the Port uses to reduce the impacts of greenhouse gases (GHGs). While the Port uses best available technologies to mitigate GHGs on its project sites, significant GHG impacts cannot...
$2.5 Million In Grants Available For San Gabriel Valley
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced a $2,500,000 County grant program to replant trees in parts of the San Gabriel Valley devastated by the December 2011 windstorm. Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded competitively to cities, other...
CSET
Visalia’s Self-Help Training and Employment Center was almost ten years old when it took on its role as Tulare County’s community action agency in the 1980s. Shortly thereafter, the Tulare County Conservation Corps was started as a program of the organization to serve...
Cover Your Asphalt
The Sacramento Tree Foundation was featured on KVIE's "Rob on the Road" series. Watch Cover Your Asphalt Campaign on PBS. See more from Rob on the Road.
SF Tree Care Turned Over to Property Owners
Thousands of San Francisco property owners will find themselves in the tree maintenance business now that the city has begun transferring the responsibility for more than 23,000 street trees - and their upkeep costs - to local residents. Starting last week, homeowners...
Learn to Prune Trees the Right Way, Young Tree Care Workshop in Goleta on January 21st
Keep your trees healthy with proper pruning techniques taught by experienced professionals at a free public workshop. Goleta Valley Beautiful, California ReLeaf, Santa Barbara Unified School District and the Central Coast Urban Forest Council are among the...
Friends of the Urban Forest Celebrates 30 Years in San Francisco
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Planning an Arbor Week Event?
Join us on Wednesday, January 25 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. for the Arbor Week Planning and Promotion Webinar. During this free webinar, you'll learn how to: Plan your Arbor Week event, Promote your Arbor Week event, and Get media and community attention during Arbor...
Poster Contest Deadline Approaching
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students throughout California are invited to participate in this year’s California Arbor Week Poster Contest. This year’s contest, “Growing Happy Communities” is designed to increase knowledge of the important roles of trees and the...
Sacramento Greenprint Summit
For over six year, the Sacramento Tree Foundation has been working in the greater Sacramento area to build the best regional urban forest and plant over five million trees. On Wednesday, January 18, you're invited to find out how you can get involved. For more...
Common Vision: A Year in the News
Common Vision, a ReLeaf Network member, travels around California in two vegetable oil-powered buses to teach children about sustainability, environmental stewardship, and fruit trees. They're also very successful at getting the news to take notice. Take a look at...
Winds Topple Trees in Southern California
During the first week of December, windstorms devastated communities in the Los Angeles area. Several of our ReLeaf Network members work in these areas, so we were able to get first hand accounts of the wreckage. In total, the windstorms caused more than $40 million...
Western Chapter ISA Calls for Nominations
Recognize the extraordinary work of your colleagues by nominating them for a prestigious Western Chapter ISA Award. There are categories to fit a variety of accolades from service to education - from project to program. Take a moment to reflect on past recipients and...