Updated 5/10: We are no longer accepting resumes for the Program Manager position. We are in the process of reviewing applications and will contact qualified candidates. Program Manager Manage all aspects of ReLeaf’s three grant programs, including writing grant...
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Grants Enhance Bank Communities
Union Bank Foundation The Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities in which the bank has operations, primarily in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation's areas of interest include affordable housing,...
Plant a Tree, Rescue a Forest
Plant A Tree, Rescue A Forest For Earth Day: Saturday April 17, 2010 Here is a unique chance to assist rangers with forest restoration after back to back forest fires throughout California. Volunteers will be planting seeds and performing seedling preparation...
Mountains Restoration Trust
By Suanne Klahorst Life just happens. “It was never my grand plan to become an advocate for the Santa Monica Mountains, but one thing led to another,” said Jo Kitz, co-director of Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT). Her childhood hikes near Mt. Hood put her at ease in...
Parking & Trees in Urban Areas: Ordinances, Design & Soil
On March 25 from noon to 2:00 p.m., the Sacramento Valley Urban Forest Council will welcome Dave Dockter, Environmental Planner/Landscape Advisor, and Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D. and Research Social Scientist, for the "Parking and Trees in Urban Areas: Ordinances, Design and...
2010 Partners in Community Forestry Conference Call for Presentations
The Arbor Day Foundation and the Home Depot Foundation will host the 2010 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania in November. They are currently seeking proposals for presentations at this year's conference. this year's...
California Urban Forests Council Hiring
Three years ago, United Voices for Healthier Communities planted 7,000 trees at 30 sites throughout Southern California. This year, California Urban Forests Council plans to plant 3,400 trees in San Diego, the Fresno are and the Central Coast through the program....
DriWater Donates Product for Arbor Day
California’s Arbor Day (March 7-14, 2010) is just around the corner, and to support organizations involved in tree plantings for this holiday, DriWater, Inc., is glad to donate our time-release water products. Since these plantings are often volunteer-based and in...
Prop. 84 Grant Updates
Urban Greening PLANNING and PROJECTS Grant Programs – Solicitation released The Strategic Growth Council adopted and released the Final Guidelines for the Urban Greening PLANNING and PROJECTS grant programs. Please follow the links to access the guidelines. They have...
Trees Benefit from Federal Funding
In an effort to create jobs, improve the environment and stimulate the economy, the federal government in December awarded California ReLeaf $6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. The ARRA funding will allow California ReLeaf to distribute grants...