Updates
What’s new at ReLeaf, and an archive of our grants, press, events, resources and more
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...
2023 Learn Over Lunch Series
Learn Over Lunch (LOL) is back for Network Members in 2023! This year, we will host Learn Over Lunch sessions over zoom every other month on select Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. LOLs are a great opportunity to learn about what Network Members are doing across...
Welcoming Shannon McDonald to California ReLeaf
Join us in welcoming Shannon McDonald, our new Finance & Operations Program Manager! Shannon joined California ReLeaf in late 2022 with over seven years of nonprofit management experience. At California ReLeaf, Shannon is responsible for financial administration...
Our 2022 Annual Report
Dear Friends of ReLeaf, Thank you for being a champion of California’s urban forests. We greatly appreciate your support of California ReLeaf. Over the last year, we’ve celebrated transformative community-based canopy projects of our grantees and ReLeaf Network...
2023 Network Retreat
Retreat Information The Network Retreat is the annual get-together for California’s urban forest nonprofits and community organizations dedicated to improving the health and livability of California cities by planting and caring for trees. Network Reception:...
Be Ready, Stay Ready – Preparing for Large Grant Applications
Are you ready? An unprecedented amount of public funding for urban and community forestry grants will be available over the next few years at the state and federal levels. At the Partners in Community Forestry conference in Seattle, the week before Thanksgiving,...
Growing Green Communities 2023 Grant Program
California ReLeaf is pleased to announce $40,000 in funding for the Growing Green Communities grant program sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). This grant is an urban forest incubator grant to engage new community-based organizations in tree-planting...
California Arbor Week 2023 Grant Program
California ReLeaf is pleased to announce $50,000 in funding for 2023 California Arbor Week to celebrate the value of trees for all Californians. This program is sponsored by Edison International. Arbor Week celebrations are wonderful community engagement and education...
Upcoming Webinar: Improving Your Planting Program Through Tree Health Monitoring – January 26th at 11 a.m.
Improving Your Planting Program Through Tree Health Monitoring Guest Speaker: Doug Wildman Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023 Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: FREE CLICK HERE to Register Want to make data-driven decisions to improve your organization’s tree-planting...
Now Available! Matt Ritter’s Expanded and Updated Book: A Californian’s Guide to the Trees Among Us
The second edition of A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us is now available. The book features over 150 of California's most commonly grown trees. This new edition has been updated by Matt Ritter to reflect new trends in urban forestry, with a revised...
Advocacy: Improving Nonprofit-Government Contracting
On October 27th, 2022 California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits) released a letter about improving nonprofit-government contracting to state leaders from the California Coalition on Government Contracting. The letter is...
City of Los Angeles’ Office of Forest Management is Hiring
Environmental Specialist II (Technical Support) Work shall include, but not be limited to, review of technical documents, development of reports related to trees and urban forest management, evaluating environmental impacts and conducting assessments, providing data...
New Statewide Initiative California Schoolyard Forest System – Kick-off Webinar Recording Now Available
On October 4, 2022, Green Schoolyards America, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California Department of Education (CDE), and Ten Strands hosted an hour-long webinar to launch the California Schoolyard Forest System. This new...
2023 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...
Educational Webinar Recording: Tree Care Through Establishment – How Tree Follow Up Saves Time and Reduces Loss with Guest Speaker Doug Wildman
This California ReLeaf educational webinar was recorded on October 5, 2022. It was designed to assist California ReLeaf grantees in developing a post-planting tree care plan to ensure the health and survival of their trees. Please watch below or click the link to...