Pa Okutobala 2, 2009, Congresswoman Doris Matsui adalandira Mphotho ya California Urban Forestry Award for Community Building with Trees. Ulemu uwu umaperekedwa ndi California Urban Forests Council kwa kampani kapena wogwira ntchito m'boma yemwe cholinga chake sichikhudzana ndi nkhalango zakutawuni koma awonetsa gawo lalikulu komanso lodziwika bwino lakuthandizira anthu, dera, kapena boma la California pogwiritsa ntchito nkhalango zam'tawuni kapena mapulogalamu opangira zobiriwira kuti athandizire ndi kupititsa patsogolo moyo wabwino.
Monga Woyimilira wokhazikika komanso wodziwitsidwa, Congresswoman Matsui adatulukira ku Washington ngati woyimira mwanzeru komanso wamphamvu kwa anthu a m'chigawo cha Sacramento yemwe adayang'ana kwambiri kugwiritsa ntchito chuma cha federal kuti apititse patsogolo miyoyo ya anthu ake. Monga membala wachinayi paudindo wapamwamba pa Komiti yotchuka ya Malamulo a Nyumba, amabweretsa mawu apadera a dera la Sacramento ku Washington, DC.
Congresswoman Matsui ndi mlembi wa The Energy Conservation through Trees Act, Gawo 205 mu "American Clean Energy & Security Act ya 2009." Mchitidwewu umalola Mlembi wa Mphamvu kuti apereke thandizo la ndalama, luso, ndi zokhudzana ndi chithandizo kwa ogulitsa mphamvu zamalonda kuti athandizidwe ndi kukhazikitsidwa kwatsopano, kapena kupitiriza kugwira ntchito kwa malo omwe alipo, omwe akukhudzidwa ndi malo okhala & malonda ang'onoang'ono, mapulogalamu obzala mitengo, ndipo amafuna kuti Mlembi apange dongosolo lodziwika bwino la dziko lonse kuti alimbikitse kutenga nawo mbali mu mapulogalamu obzala mitengo ndi opereka oterowo.
Thandizo lochepa likuperekedwa pansi pa lamuloli kumapulogalamu omwe amagwiritsa ntchito malangizo oyendetsera mitengo pobzala mitengo mogwirizana ndi malo okhala, kuwala kwa dzuwa, ndi kumene mphepo ikupita. Lamuloli limakhazikitsanso zofunikira zomwe ziyenera kukwaniritsidwa pamapulogalamu obzala mitengo kuti athe kuthandizidwa. Kuonjezera apo, imavomereza Mlembi kuti apereke ndalama zothandizira okhawo omwe apanga mapangano ovomerezeka ndi mabungwe osapindula obzala mitengo.