This year, Barefoot Wineries has created a new wine called "Impressions" to celebrate the work that nonprofits to to strengthen our communities. Each bottle will feature a "Sole of the Year". We're proud to say that the founder of Urban Releaf, a California...
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Goleta Valley Beautiful Seeking Nominations for 2013 Awards
Goleta Valley Beautiful is seeking nominations for their 2013 Annual Awards. The awards recognize projects in the Goleta Valley which promote beautification and sustainability, further community pride, and contribute positively to a diverse and healthy urban forest....
The First Orange of the Season
Today I will eat my first orange of the season from my backyard orange tree. It will surely be the first of many sweet oranges that will fill my lunchbox this winter. I love my orange tree. It shades our home, fills the air with fragrant blossoms in the spring,...
Farewell Policy Champs
Nearly 25% of California’s State Legislature termed out in November, including numerous champions for urban forestry, parks, open space and environmental protection. And while we welcome those new members of the State Assembly and Senate that bring them with bold and...
Urban and Community Forests. Creating Jobs. Leaving a Legacy.
Richmond Harvest Festival & Tree Planting
Richmond, CA (October, 2012) Tree-planting is an important part of the ongoing Richmond renaissance that has been transforming the city for the last few years. And you are invited to be a part of this transformation on Saturday, November 3, 2012, from 9 am to 1 p.m....
California ReLeaf on GuideStar
GuideStar is an organization that publishes information about nonprofit organizations across the country on www.guidestar.org. This website is an important tool used by corporate and foundation funders and individual donors to research prospective nonprofit...
ReLeaf Network Keeps Nonprofits Alive in Cap and Trade Bills
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...
Healthy Trees, Healthy Kids!
On October 6, 2012, Canopy, a local nonprofit group, and California ReLeaf Network member, dedicated to planting trees for healthier communities, will bring together corporate and community volunteer groups to plant 120 shade and fruit trees. In collaboration with...
Disney’s Friends for Change Spread Conservation Message
Disney stars, Ross Lynch and Laura Marano from Disney Channel's Austin & Ally, joined TreePeople—a nonprofit dedicated to growing a sustainable future—to connect kids with nature and create green spaces at San Pedro Elementary School in Los Angeles. More...