National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Tree cover in 17 of the 20...
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California ReLeaf Speaks For The Trees
This weekend, thousands of local families will enjoy the new animated movie The Lorax, about the furry Dr. Seuss creature who speaks for the trees. What they may not realize is that there are real-life Loraxes right here in California. California ReLeaf speaks for...
Funding Fairs with CFCC
California’s Financing Coordinating Committee will be holding a series of Funding Fairs across the state this March, April, and May. The full schedule and details are here. Participating agencies include the California Department of Public Health, California...
Benefits of Trees Backed by Research
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...
Celebrating Trees, Art, and Tu Bishvat
As the sun sank down below the horizon last night, Tu Bishvat, sometimes referred to as Tu B’Shevat or the Jewish "New Year for Trees", began. Originally used to calculate the age of fruit trees, recently the Jewish holiday has come to be less pragmatic and more...
Tree Lodi Revitalizes New Park
On Saturday, February 11, from 10 am to 2pm, our friends at Tree Lodi will be planting 180 trees in a 15-acre portion of the new DeBenedetti Park. The park is located at the corner of Century Blvd. and Lower Sacramento Road in Lodi. On Saturday, April 7th,...
Learn to Prune Trees the Right Way, Young Tree Care Workshop in Goleta on January 21st
Keep your trees healthy with proper pruning techniques taught by experienced professionals at a free public workshop. Goleta Valley Beautiful, California ReLeaf, Santa Barbara Unified School District and the Central Coast Urban Forest Council are among the...
Planning an Arbor Week Event?
Join us on Wednesday, January 25 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. for the Arbor Week Planning and Promotion Webinar. During this free webinar, you'll learn how to: Plan your Arbor Week event, Promote your Arbor Week event, and Get media and community attention during Arbor...
Poster Contest Deadline Approaching
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students throughout California are invited to participate in this year’s California Arbor Week Poster Contest. This year’s contest, “Growing Happy Communities” is designed to increase knowledge of the important roles of trees and the...
Sustainable Cities Design Academy
The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) announces the call for applications for its 2012 Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA). AAF encourages public-private partnership project teams to apply. Successful applicants will join AAF for one of two design...