California Arbor Week
Celebrated Annually March 7 – 14
What is California Arbor Week?
Celebrating California Arbor Week
Our Arbor Week Traditions
Youth Poster Contest – California ReLeaf hosts an annual Arbor Week poster contest for youth ages 5-12. Learn more about our art contest and how the student(s) in your life can participate!
Arbor Week Grants – California ReLeaf, with the help of our partners and sponsors, offers Arbor Week Grants for community groups. Grants fund tree planting efforts throughout the state. Community groups are encouraged to apply! Through grassroots community efforts, tree planting, tree care, and educational programming continue to grow community knowledge and appreciation and advocacy for our urban trees.
Spreading the Word About Arbor Week – California Arbor Week is a great time to give extra recognition to what trees provide us every day! To help spread awareness, California ReLeaf, with the help of partners and sponsors, has developed many resources to celebrate and recognize how trees benefit our communities.
- Educational Resources – Elementary and Middle School Educators can use our online lesson plans
- Media Kit and Templates – Templates for Editorials, OpEds, Social Media Posts, and more!
- Benefits of Trees – Trees make our communities healthy, beautiful, and livable. Urban trees provide an immense range of human, environmental, and economic benefits. Learn more about the many ways trees benefit us!
- Tree Planting Event Toolkit– Want to develop a local tree event and don’t know where to start? Check out our tree planting event toolkit to help you start planning today!
Arbor Week News and Updates
Celebrate California Arbor Week
Today marks the beginning of California Arbor Week. March 7-14 is the perfect time for you to celebrate the trees in your community and the benefits they bring. You can click here to learn more about California Arbor Week. In the meantime, watch this message from CAL...
My Favorite Tree: Ashley Mastin
This post is the third in a series to celebrate California Arbor Week. Today, we hear from Ashley Mastin, the Network and Communications Manager at California ReLeaf. As an employee of California ReLeaf, I may get in trouble for admitting that my favorite tree...
My Favorite Trees: Joe Liszewski
This post is the second in a series. Today, we hear from Joe Liszewski, the Executive Director of California ReLeaf. California’s state tree (along with the Redwood, its cousin) is one of my favorite trees, it’s really impossible to pick just one when you work...
Join the Celebration!
Volunteer Locally
Participate in California Arbor Week Celebrations and events in your neighborhood! Search our Network directory to find a community group near you, learn about upcoming events, get in touch, pick up a shovel and get involved.
Become a Sponsor
California ReLeaf welcomes sponsors for California Arbor Week. As a sponsor, your funds will provide grants for local community groups, who will lead Arbor Week tree planting celebrations and educational events recognizing the importance of urban trees. Please email us with the subject line “Sponsorship Interest” to learn more about how you can get involved.
Support
Help support California Arbor Week. Donations will help fund tree plantings and educational events and activities for students and individuals all across the state of California.
Poster Contest Winners Hall of Fame
Photo and Video Contest Winners Hall of Fame
California Arbor Week Sponsors
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”–Chinese Proverb