One of the last remaining fruit orchards in Silicon Valley inspired photographer Angela Buenning Filo to turn her lens toward trees. Her 2003 visit to an abandoned plum tree orchard, beside the San Jose IBM campus on Cottle Road, led to a monumental project: a three...
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California ReLeaf and Canopy Win a Grant from Odwalla
by California ReLeaf | Jun 6, 2012 | Grants, Network, Updates
In April, California ReLeaf and Canopy teamed up to enter the Odwalla Plant a Tree competition. Over the course of two months, supporters were asked to choose their favorite tree planting project by voting for one of twenty entries. The top ten vote recipients will...
Benicia Branches Out to Improve Air Quality
by California ReLeaf | Jun 4, 2012 | Grants, Network, Resources, Updates
Understanding And Valuing Benicia’s Urban Forest Jeanne Steinmann Before the gold rush in 1850, Benicia’s hills and flats made for a rather barren landscape. In 1855, humorist George H. Derby, an army Lieutenant, is reported to have liked the people of Benicia, but...
We Need Your Vote NOW
by California ReLeaf | May 30, 2012 | Grants, Network, Updates
Tomorrow, May 31st, is the last day to vote in the Odwalla Plant a Tree Contest. The top ten vote recipients will each win $10,000 to plant trees. Right now, California ReLeaf and Canopy's planting project at Brentwood Academy in East Palo Alto is in 10th place and in...
Vote with Your Mission
by California ReLeaf | May 24, 2012 | Network, Resources, Updates
Vote with Your Mission is a new campaign to have 100% of eligible nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers vote. We call on nonprofits in California to sign on to the Vote with Your Mission campaign. Vote with Your Mission aims to galvanize the power of...
Donation Solicitation Reporting
by California ReLeaf | May 21, 2012 | Grants, Network, Research
Thousands of nonprofit organizations in the United States misreport how they solicit billions of dollars in donations, making it impossible for Americans to know how their gifts are used, according to a Scripps Howard News Service study of federal tax records. ...
Grants Available for Tree Planting and Tree Care Projects
by California ReLeaf | May 21, 2012 | Grants, Network, Press
$250,000 AVAILABLE FOR TREE PLANTING AND TREE CARE PROJECTS Sacramento, CA, May 21st – California ReLeaf unveiled its new grants program today that will provide more than $250,000 to community-based groups and other organizations throughout California for urban...
Network Well-Represented in SGC Grant Awardees
by California ReLeaf | May 16, 2012 | Grants, Network, Updates
Multiple members of the California ReLeaf Network were awarded more than $4.5 million in grant funding from the Strategic Growth Council last week to support urban greening projects and planning in the Central Valley and Southern California. Numerous Network...
Urban ReLeaf Featured on NBC Nightly News
by California ReLeaf | Apr 26, 2012 | Network
One of our ReLeaf Network members, Urban ReLeaf in Oakland, was featured on the NBC Nightly News last night. Check out the great work that Kemba and Greg are doing in their city!
Park Renaming Honors Long-time Tree Volunteer
by California ReLeaf | Apr 16, 2012 | Network
Next month, Fallbrook Village Association will rename its Beech Street Park as Jackie Heyneman Park. Jackie, a long-time volunteer with Fallbrook Land Conservancy's Save Our Forest Committee, is being honored for her outstanding community service. The dedication...