NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chuck Mills (916) 497-0035 URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT AWARDS ANNOUNCED Sacramento, CA, July 24, 2013 – California ReLeaf announced today that community groups across the state will receive $34,000 in...
Press
Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program Releases Updated Draft Guidelines
by California ReLeaf | Jul 10, 2013 | Grants, Press, Updates
The Strategic Growth Council has released draft guidelines for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program, which offers grants to cities, counties, and designated regional agencies to promote sustainable community planning and natural resource...
Congratulations, Kemba Shakur!
by California ReLeaf | May 10, 2013 | Network, Press, Updates
SF Launches Sidewalk Garden Project
by California ReLeaf | May 2, 2013 | Network, Press
Project Aims to Reduce Stormwater Impacts and Beautify Neighborhoods WHO: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, local non-profit organization Friends of the Urban Forest, community volunteers, with participation by District 5 Supervisor London Breed’s...
California City Receives National Grant Funds
by California ReLeaf | May 2, 2013 | Grants, Press, Updates
Bank of America Partners With American Forests: $250,000 Grant to Fund Assessment of Urban Forests and Climate Change in Five U.S. Cities Washington, D.C.; May 1, 2013 — National conservation organization American Forests announced today that it has received a...
ReLeaf Network Member Receives Highest Honor
by California ReLeaf | Apr 30, 2013 | Network, Press, Research, Updates
This past weekend, Kemba Shakur, Executive Director at Urban Releaf, received the J. Sterling Morgan Award, the highest honor given by the Arbor Day Foundation. Shakur works daily with low-income communities to plant trees, mentor young people and build...
Congresswoman Matsui Introduces TREES Act
by California ReLeaf | Apr 29, 2013 | Advocacy, Press, Research, Updates
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) celebrated Arbor Day by introducing The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act, otherwise known as TREES Act. This legislation would establish a grant program to assist electric utilities with energy conservation programs that...
Governor Proclaims March 7 Arbor Day
by California ReLeaf | Mar 8, 2013 | Press
Governor Proclaims March 7 Arbor Day Statewide Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners Unveiled Sacramento – Just as trees across the state are beginning to blossom for spring, California’s Arbor Week is highlighting the importance trees have on communities and their...
New Online Tool Estimates Carbon and Energy Impact of Trees
by California ReLeaf | Dec 17, 2012 | Press, Research, Resources
DAVIS, Calif.— A tree is more than just a landscape design feature. Planting trees on your property can lower energy costs and increase carbon storage, reducing your carbon footprint. A new online tool developed by the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research...
California ReLeaf Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit
by California ReLeaf | Dec 4, 2012 | Press
CALIFORNIA RELEAF HONORED AS 2012 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews Sacramento, CA December 4, 2012 – California ReLeaf announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by...