Let’s Shade Some Schools California voters passed Proposition 39 in 2012 by a 60% margin in order to eliminate a corporate tax loophole and provide $550 million each year over the next five years for energy efficiency projects throughout the state. Flash...
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Governor’s Budget Directs Millions for Local Projects
by California ReLeaf | Jan 9, 2014 | Advocacy, Grants, Network, Press, Updates
Just over a year ago, California ReLeaf staked 100% of its public policy agenda on the idea that cap and trade auction revenues were the very best opportunity to breathe new life into CAL FIRE’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, which allocated its last remaining...
Welcome to Houston Park
by California ReLeaf | Dec 9, 2013 | Grants, Network, Resources, Updates
The underserved Houston neighborhood in Visalia had no public gathering places or recreational facilities. The new Houston Neighborhood Park, planted by Urban Tree Foundation in partnership with California ReLeaf, represents the hard work of numerous volunteers from...
Lessons Learned in Pennsylvania
by California ReLeaf | Nov 29, 2013 | Network, Resources, Updates
By Keith McAleer It was a pleasure to represent Tree Davis at this year’s Partners in Community Forestry National Conference in Pittsburgh (a big thank you to California ReLeaf for making my attendance possible!). The annual Partners conference is a unique...
Sacramento Tree Foundation Greenprint Workshop
by California ReLeaf | Nov 12, 2013 | Network, Resources, Updates
If you have never had the opportunity to attend one of the Sacramento Tree Foundation's Greenprint Summits, you should really make the effort this year. On January 30, 2014, people from all over the Sacramento region will gather in Citrus Heights for a day of...
Getting Exotic in San Jose
by California ReLeaf | Nov 6, 2013 | Network, Resources, Updates
Saturdays in November in San Jose just got a little more exciting. Our City Forest, a California ReLeaf Network member in San Jose, is hosting free exotic tree tours from 2 to 3 p.m. on November 9 and 16 at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. Home to human...
California’s Water – Where does urban forestry fit in?
by California ReLeaf | Sep 25, 2013 | Advocacy, Network, Resources, Updates
I sometimes wonder how urban forestry can create and maintain a strong and resilient presence in such large-scale state issues such as improving California’s air and water quality. This is especially true when specific topics surface at the State Legislature such as...
Neighbors Rally at HBTS Event
by California ReLeaf | Sep 9, 2013 | Grants, Network, Resources, Updates
On August 24, a few volunteers met to plant ten trees in Burke Park in Huntington Beach. It turned out that the park, surrounded by a residential area, was the perfect spot for the Huntington Beach Tree Society to plant trees and educate volunteers about their...
Planting Trees Around the World
by California ReLeaf | Sep 4, 2013 | Network, Updates
TreeMusketeers, a California ReLeaf Network member and kid-led tree planting nonprofit in Los Angeles, has been encouraging kids around the world to plant trees. Their 3x3 Campaign began to get three million trees planted by three million kids to fight global warming....
RFP for Tree Planting Program
by California ReLeaf | Aug 26, 2013 | Grants, Network
You are invited to participate in the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the Invest From the Ground Up-Community Tree Planting Program. The Invest From the Ground Up-Community Tree Planting Program is a regional tree planting and education program led by...