Updates

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

Tree Musketeers Win Award

Nov 9, 2009 |

Tree Musketeers was awarded the California Urban Forestry Award for Outstanding Urban Forestry Project of the Year for their "Trees to the Sea" project. The award, given by the California Urban Forests Council, is presented to an organization or community which...

Congresswoman Matsui Honored

Nov 3, 2009 |

On October 2, 2009, Congresswoman Doris Matsui was awarded the California Urban Forestry Award for Community Building with Trees. This honor is awarded by California Urban Forests Council to a corporation or public official whose mission is not urban forestry related...

Dos Pueblos High School Neighborwoods Event

Nov 3, 2009 |

On October 17, Goleta Valley Beautiful hosted a tree care and landscaping event at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta. Twenty-one volunteers contributed 67 service hours to plant six Coast Live Oak trees, extend the irrigation system and move a truckload of mulch to...

Urban Forest Conference a Success

Oct 29, 2009 |

The 2009 California Urban Forest Conference: "What Now? What Next? A New Direction for Urban and Community Forestry"  was a great success. Over 100 participants filled the conference room in Ventura as Andy Lipkis, President of TreePeople, delivered the keynote...

New Website

Oct 29, 2009 |

Welcome to California ReLeaf's new website! The website features tools that we hope will make it easier for people to learn about urban forestry, find a tree group in their area, and stay up-to-date on the latest projects, research and volunteer opportunities. These...

Tree Partners Foundation

Oct 27, 2009 |

By: Crystal Ross O’Hara A small but dedicated group in Atwater called the Tree Partners Foundation is changing the landscape and changing lives. Founded and headed by the enthusiastic Dr. Jim Williamson, the fledgling organization has already formed partnerships with...

Orange for Trees

Oct 27, 2009 |

By: Crystal Ross O’Hara What began 13 years ago as a class project has become a thriving tree organization in the city of Orange. In 1994, Dan Slater—who later that year was elected to the Orange city council—took part in a leadership class. For his class project he...

Urban Forestry Success Stories

Oct 27, 2009 |

Through an education and outreach grant from California ReLeaf, the Huntington Beach Tree Society was able to include 42,000 brochures outlining the benefits of urban trees in the city water bill. This mailing was followed by a second mailing with 42,000 Arbor Day...

Urban ReLeaf

Oct 27, 2009 |

by: Crystal Ross O'Hara When Kemba Shakur first left her job as a corrections officer at Soledad State Prison 15 years ago and moved to Oakland she saw what many newcomers and visitors to the urban community see: a barren cityscape devoid of both trees and...