Today, California ReLeaf, Sacramento Tree Foundation, and the Western Chapter of the International Society of Aboriculture joined Assemblymember Roger Dickinson and other members of the state legislature to dedicate a new tree in Capitol Park. The Valley Oak was...
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Celebrate Arbor Week
by California ReLeaf | Mar 7, 2012 | Arbor Week
March 7 – 14 is California Arbor Week. Urban and community forests play a vital role in our lives. They filter rainwater and store carbon. They feed and shelter birds and other wildlife. They shade and cool our homes and neighborhoods, saving energy. Maybe best...
California’s State Tree
by California ReLeaf | Mar 6, 2012 | Arbor Week, Resources
The California redwood was designated the official State Tree of California by the State Legislature in 1937. Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, redwoods are found only on the Pacific Coast. Many groves and stands of the towering trees are preserved in...
Nation’s Urban Forests Losing Ground
by California ReLeaf | Mar 5, 2012 | Research, Resources
National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Tree cover in 17 of the 20...
California ReLeaf Speaks For The Trees
by California ReLeaf | Feb 28, 2012 | Network, Research, Resources
This weekend, thousands of local families will enjoy the new animated movie The Lorax, about the furry Dr. Seuss creature who speaks for the trees. What they may not realize is that there are real-life Loraxes right here in California. California ReLeaf speaks for...
Funding Fairs with CFCC
by California ReLeaf | Feb 17, 2012 | Grants, Resources, Updates
California’s Financing Coordinating Committee will be holding a series of Funding Fairs across the state this March, April, and May. The full schedule and details are here. Participating agencies include the California Department of Public Health, California...
California ReLeaf Announces New Board Member
by California ReLeaf | Feb 16, 2012 | Network, Press
Catherine Martineau, Executive Director of Canopy, joins the California ReLeaf Board of Directors Sacramento, Calif. – The California ReLeaf Board of Directors elected its newest member Catherine Martineau at its January meeting. The election of Ms. Martineau...
Benefits of Trees Backed by Research
by California ReLeaf | Feb 9, 2012 | Advocacy, Research, Resources
We all know trees are beautiful and many of us in the urban and community forestry world can give a laundry list of the other benefits trees provide. Now, Alliance for Community Trees has made it easy for us to refer people to the research that backs up that list of...
Celebrating Trees, Art, and Tu Bishvat
by California ReLeaf | Feb 8, 2012 | Arbor Week, Resources, Updates
As the sun sank down below the horizon last night, Tu Bishvat, sometimes referred to as Tu B’Shevat or the Jewish "New Year for Trees", began. Originally used to calculate the age of fruit trees, recently the Jewish holiday has come to be less pragmatic and more...
Tree Lodi Revitalizes New Park
by California ReLeaf | Feb 6, 2012 | Network, Resources
On Saturday, February 11, from 10 am to 2pm, our friends at Tree Lodi will be planting 180 trees in a 15-acre portion of the new DeBenedetti Park. The park is located at the corner of Century Blvd. and Lower Sacramento Road in Lodi. On Saturday, April 7th,...