Updates
What’s new at ReLeaf, and an archive of our grants, press, events, resources and more
Learn About Tree City USA
How can your California town become a Tree City USA and why is this good for your community? CAL FIRE explains the process and the benefits in this video.
Arbor Week 2022 Poster Contest Winners
Tree Cheers to this year's Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners! Budding artists from all over the state made colorful and joyful posters with the theme of “Trees Bring Us Together” while learning about the benefits of trees and celebrating our urban forests. The poster...
What Can You Do This California Arbor Week?
Trees are a simple, powerful way to make all communities healthier, happier & more climate resilient. Learn about CAL FIRE's Urban & Community Forestry program and how you can help.
Happy Arbor Week 2022, California!
Kick off a full week of Arbor Week celebrations learning the "why" and "when" of California Arbor Week here with ReLeaf and CAL FIRE's Urban & Community Forestry Department. Cheers to trees and all you do every day to grow greener towns!
California Arbor Week 2022 Grant 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 and San Diego Gas...
Graphic Design Webinar Recording
California ReLeaf's Grants and Communications Program Manager hosted a webinar about some best practices in graphic design. Watch to learn how some small fixes can make a big difference in your flyers, reports, graphics, and more!
Arbor Week 2022 Grant Program
California ReLeaf is pleased to announce $70,000 in funding for 2022 California Arbor Week to celebrate the value of trees for all Californians. This program is brought in partnership with Edison International and San Diego Gas & Electric. Arbor Week celebrations...
Our 2021 Annual Report
Friends of ReLeaf, Thank you so much for all your generous support of California ReLeaf and our work helping community groups plant trees all over the state – and especially in underserved neighborhoods that most need trees. Fiscal year 2021 was the first full year of...
Sign On to Our Support Letter for Extreme Heat Resolution
Deadline: Thursday December 16 Extreme heat events impact the health of many more people than any other type of weather threat, but have often been overlooked because heat events are not as visible or dramatic as fires, hurricanes, or ice storms. Extreme heat is...
Network: We Want Your Feedback!
Dear Network, Please take 5-10 minutes to fill out this annual Network feedback survey. It has 12 questions, predominantly multiple choice, with some places to give follow-up information, if applicable. This helps California ReLeaf understand how we are doing, and...
Urban Forest Leadership Training
California ReLeaf invites emerging urban forestry leaders in nonprofits, arboriculture, and government to join its leadership training in April 2022. The leadership training program is a critical investment needed to fuel a sustainable workforce for an ever-expanding...
Treecovery Cycle 2: Request for Proposals
California ReLeaf is now seeking proposals for its second cycle of the Treecovery grant program! If you have a project idea to green your neighborhood, engage communities provide workforce development opportunities, and expand the capacity of local community groups,...
Webinar: Save Our Water & Our Trees
California ReLeaf partnered with Growing Vibrant LA Communities to create the Webinar "Save Our Water & Our Trees: Growing Community Resilience When Drought is the New Normal." Speakers California's ongoing drought, the implications affects urban trees, and what...
2022 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...
Advocacy & State Budget Update to the Network
Dear Network, Governor Newsom signed several bills last month related to climate resilience that included record spending plans to address drought, wildfires, climate change, extreme heat and more. One of the most noteworthy elements of the plan is the proposed...