In honor of California Arbor Week, March 7 – 14, 2012, California ReLeaf is pleased to kick off a California Arbor Week Photo Contest. This contest is an effort to increase awareness of and appreciation for the trees and forests in the communities where Californians...
Resources
Green Cities = Good Health
by California ReLeaf | Nov 21, 2011 | Research, Resources
http://youtu.be/te5kIHiZuE0
California to sue feds over levee trees
by California ReLeaf | Nov 21, 2011 | Advocacy, Resources
The state of California will join environmental groups in a lawsuit against the federal government to protect trees growing on levees. The state Department of Fish and Game announced Wednesday it will join the federal lawsuit, initiated earlier this year by...
A Good Tree Read
by California ReLeaf | Nov 10, 2011 | Grants, Research, Resources, Updates
Dr. Matt Ritter and his book "A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us" has been featured in a great review by Joan S. Bolton of the Santa Maria Times. This book is perfect for both the novice and the person with extensive knowledge of the trees in their...
Top 101 Conservation Projects
by California ReLeaf | Nov 4, 2011 | Resources
Yesterday, the Department of the Interior released a list of the top 101 conservation projects throughout the country. These projects were identified as a part of the America's Great Outdoors Initiative. Two California projects made the list: San Joaquin River and Los...
Revolutionary Idea: Planting Trees
by California ReLeaf | Sep 28, 2011 | Resources
It is with a heavy heart that we learned about the passing of Wangari Muta Maathai. Professor Maathai suggested to them that planting trees might be an answer. The trees would provide wood for cooking, fodder for livestock, and material for fencing; they would protect...
Modern-Day Johnny Appleseeds Come to Shasta County
by California ReLeaf | Sep 26, 2011 | Network, Resources, Updates
This September, Common Vision, the traveling tree-planting troupe famous for turning city schoolyards into urban orchards is going rural on a special fall tour that will plant hundreds of fruit trees in Mendocino County, Shasta County, Nevada City, and Chico. Now in...
Municipal Forestry Internship Program
by California ReLeaf | Sep 9, 2011 | Resources, Updates
The Society of Municipal Arborists, in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, is launching a municipal forestry internship program for under-graduate college students interested in a...
Governor Brown Signs Volunteer Bill
by California ReLeaf | Sep 7, 2011 | Advocacy, Network, Resources
Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 587 (Gordon and Furutani) on September 6th, which now extends the current prevailing wage exemption for volunteers through 2017. This was the priority legislation for the urban forestry community this year, and is essential to...
Webinar: Red Fields to Green Fields
by California ReLeaf | Aug 25, 2011 | Advocacy, Resources
Red Fields to Green Fields is a national research effort led by Georgia Tech Research Institute in partnership with the City Parks Alliance to evaluate the potential impacts of converting financially and/or physically distressed commercial real estate to land banks --...