With two weeks to go in the 2012 Legislative Session, California ReLeaf discovered that a much-desired “local project funding program” was being inserted into the Cap and Trade bill package that was moving forward with great momentum. The proposed language had much...
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Separating Parks from the Sparks
by California ReLeaf | Sep 20, 2012 | Advocacy, Network, Resources
All California nonprofits that have supported State Parks over the years in one form or another know the story that sparked a flame which has burned for more than two months. Unauthorized vacation buyouts approved by a State Parks deputy director with a string of...
A Second Chance to Connect Trees to Water Quality
by California ReLeaf | Jul 13, 2012 | Advocacy
California’s State Legislature voted on July 5th to move the $11 billion water bond slated for the November 2012 Ballot to 2014, thus opening an opportunity to craft a more economically feasible and environmentally responsive product for voters to consider over the...
Budget Bill Boosts Urban Forestry Efforts
by California ReLeaf | Jun 28, 2012 | Advocacy
Governor Jerry Brown has signed the primary component of the State’s 2012-2013 spending plan which seeks to close a $15.7 billion budget gap through deep cuts to multiple services, pay decreases for state workers, and reliance on the passage of a tax initiative...
Fish and Game Sues to Keep Trees on Levees
by California ReLeaf | May 31, 2012 | Advocacy
The California Department of Fish and Game sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday, arguing the Corps' policy of removing trees from federal levees violates the Endangered Species Act.
State Opposes Fed on Clearing Trees on Levees
by California ReLeaf | May 1, 2012 | Advocacy
A piece from The California Report on the battle to keep trees on California's levees:
A New Tree at the Capitol
by California ReLeaf | Mar 7, 2012 | Advocacy, Arbor Week, Network, Updates
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...
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...
California to sue feds over levee trees
by California ReLeaf | Nov 21, 2011 | Advocacy, Resources
The state of California will join environmental groups in a lawsuit against the federal government to protect trees growing on levees. The state Department of Fish and Game announced Wednesday it will join the federal lawsuit, initiated earlier this year by...
Governor Brown Signs Volunteer Bill
by California ReLeaf | Sep 7, 2011 | Advocacy, Network, Resources
Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 587 (Gordon and Furutani) on September 6th, which now extends the current prevailing wage exemption for volunteers through 2017. This was the priority legislation for the urban forestry community this year, and is essential to...