Updates

What’s new at ReLeaf, and an archive of our grants, press, events, resources and more

2010 Urban Forestry Grants Available Now

Oct 1, 2010 |

California ReLeaf is pleased to announce that funding is now available to assist nonprofit and community groups throughout the state with a variety of urban forestry projects. The California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant Program is an integral part our continuing...

Finding New Life (And Profit) in Doomed Trees

Sep 9, 2010 |

Two Seattle men harvest local urban trees doomed by development, disease or storm damage, and turn them into custom furniture, each piece a distinct botanical narrative. Their business, started four years ago, bears all the markers that would seem to point toward...

Healthy CommuniTrees Planting

Sep 6, 2010 | ,

Western Chapter ISA has an exciting volunteer event around the corner - Healthy CommuniTrees will be planting 3300 trees in Fresno, San Diego, and the Central Coast on October 23rd. Certified Arborists are needed as planting supervisors at each site...and will earn 2...

Greater Modesto Tree Foundation

Aug 26, 2010 |

California ReLeaf Network Member Profile: Greater Modesto Tree Foundation The Greater Modesto Tree Foundation owes its origins to a French photographer who came to town in 1999 wanting to photograph the largest and most unique trees. He had a contract with Fuji Film...

Greg McPherson Speaks on Trees and Air Quality

Jun 22, 2010 | ,

On Monday, June 21, decision makers from around California met to hear Dr. Greg McPherson, Director of the Center for Urban Forestry Research, speak about how urban greening goes far beyond the obvious aesthetic qualities. Dr. McPherson showed how it can help improve...

City Teams Partnership Program

May 13, 2010 |

Submit a City Teams application through ACT to attend the Partners in Community Forestry National Conference The Arbor Day Foundation and The Alliance for Community Trees are pleased to announce the City Teams partnership program. Through a grant from the U.S. Forest...

The Value of Volunteers Increases in 2009

May 10, 2010 |

We all know how valuable volunteers are to the nonprofit work done in urban forestry. Many of us would say that volunteers are priceless. But for accounting purposes on many financial forms, grant proposals and annual reports, we have to assign a monetary value to the...

Quarter of Nonprofits to Lose Tax-Breaks

Apr 29, 2010 |

At midnight on May 15, as many as 400,000 nonprofit groups will lose their tax exemptions, thanks to a 2006 federal bill aimed at pension reform. For the full article from the New York Times.

Grants Enhance Bank Communities

Apr 14, 2010 | ,

Union Bank Foundation The Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities in which the bank has operations, primarily in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation's areas of interest include affordable housing,...

Plant a Tree, Rescue a Forest

Apr 7, 2010 |

Plant A Tree, Rescue A Forest For Earth Day: Saturday April 17, 2010 Here is a unique chance to assist rangers with forest restoration after back to back forest fires throughout California. Volunteers will be planting seeds and performing seedling preparation...

Mountains Restoration Trust

Mar 31, 2010 |

By Suanne Klahorst Life just happens. “It was never my grand plan to become an advocate for the Santa Monica Mountains, but one thing led to another,” said Jo Kitz, co-director of Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT). Her childhood hikes near Mt. Hood put her at ease in...