March 7 - 14 is California Arbor Week. Urban and community forests play a vital role in our lives. They filter rainwater and store carbon. They feed and shelter birds and other wildlife. They shade and cool our homes and neighborhoods, saving energy. Maybe best...
Resources
Grafting fruit trees can be simple
by Kathleen Ford | Mar 1, 2011 | Resources
Luther Burbank, the famed experimental horticulturalist, called it making old trees young again. But even for novices, fruit tree grafting is alluringly simple: a dormant branch or twig - a scion - is spliced onto a compatible, dormant fruit tree. If after several...
Selecting locations for Urban Tree Canopy
by Kathleen Ford | Feb 23, 2011 | Research, Resources
A 2010 research paper titled: Prioritizing Preferable Locations for Increasing Urban Tree Canopy in New York City presents a set of Geographic Information System (GIS) methods for identifying and prioritizing tree planting sites in urban environments. It uses an...
Adult Partner Team Members Needed
by California ReLeaf | Feb 21, 2011 | Network, Resources
Join the movement! Cheer on youth as they become environmental leaders. Tree Musketeers in El Segundo (www.treemusketeers.org) is looking for Adult Partner Team members to encourage youth as they "take the wheel". As a member of the Adult Partner Team (APT), you...
Factors affecting young street tree mortality
by Kathleen Ford | Feb 14, 2011 | Resources, Updates
The U.S. Forest Service has released a publication called “Biological, social, and urban design factors affecting young street tree mortality in New York City.” Abstract: In dense metropolitan areas, there are many factors including traffic congestion, building...
Handicapping a key harbinger of spring
by Kathleen Ford | Feb 10, 2011 | Resources, Updates
Scientists at the US Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station Portland, Oregon, have developed a model to predict bud burst. They used Douglas firs in their experiments but also surveyed research on about 100 other species, so they expect to be able to...
U.N. Forum Focuses on Forests and People
by California ReLeaf | Feb 2, 2011 | Advocacy, Resources
The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF9) will officially launch 2011 as the International Year of Forests with the theme “Celebrating Forests for People”. At its annual meeting held in New York, the UNFF9 focused on “Forests for People, Livelihoods and Poverty...
Arbor Week Webinar
by California ReLeaf | Feb 1, 2011 | Resources
Join California ReLeaf and LucyCo Communications as we present a webinar to help your city or organization make the most of your Arbor Week celebration. The webinar will be held Thursday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. Join us for a Webinar on February 3 Space is limited....
Do You Know a Great Place?
by California ReLeaf | Jan 26, 2011 | Resources
The American Planning Association (APA) is looking for great streets, neighborhoods and public spaces. As part of this initiative, APA needs your help in suggesting places that are great and merit such designation. Now is the chance to suggest your favorite streets,...
Water & Urban Greening
by California ReLeaf | Jan 24, 2011 | Advocacy, Resources, Updates
Please join California ReLeaf, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and TreePeople on Monday, January 31 as we learn how urban greening can improve water supply, flood prevention and water quality. This free session will be taught by Andy Lipkis,...