Two Seattle men harvest local urban trees doomed by development, disease or storm damage, and turn them into custom furniture, each piece a distinct botanical narrative. Their business, started four years ago, bears all the markers that would seem to point toward...
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Healthy CommuniTrees Planting
by California ReLeaf | Sep 6, 2010 | Resources, Updates
Western Chapter ISA has an exciting volunteer event around the corner - Healthy CommuniTrees will be planting 3300 trees in Fresno, San Diego, and the Central Coast on October 23rd. Certified Arborists are needed as planting supervisors at each site...and will earn 2...
Greater Modesto Tree Foundation
by California ReLeaf | Aug 26, 2010 | Network
California ReLeaf Network Member Profile: Greater Modesto Tree Foundation The Greater Modesto Tree Foundation owes its origins to a French photographer who came to town in 1999 wanting to photograph the largest and most unique trees. He had a contract with Fuji Film...
Healthy Places, Healthy People: The Urban Forest Meets Public Health
by California ReLeaf | Jul 13, 2010 | Advocacy, Network
By Desiree Backman Healthy Places, Healthy People: The Urban Forest Meets Public Health View more presentations from California ReLeaf.
Public Health & Urban Greening: Integrated Approaches…Multiple Solutions
by California ReLeaf | Jul 7, 2010 | Advocacy, Network
What: The benefits of urban greening go far beyond the obvious aesthetic qualities. Come learn how urban greening can help improve public health by improving our physical, psychological, and social well being. Who: Learn from one of California’s experts in urban...
Greg McPherson Speaks on Trees and Air Quality
by California ReLeaf | Jun 22, 2010 | Advocacy, Research
On Monday, June 21, decision makers from around California met to hear Dr. Greg McPherson, Director of the Center for Urban Forestry Research, speak about how urban greening goes far beyond the obvious aesthetic qualities. Dr. McPherson showed how it can help improve...
City Teams Partnership Program
by California ReLeaf | May 13, 2010 | Network
Submit a City Teams application through ACT to attend the Partners in Community Forestry National Conference The Arbor Day Foundation and The Alliance for Community Trees are pleased to announce the City Teams partnership program. Through a grant from the U.S. Forest...
The Value of Volunteers Increases in 2009
by California ReLeaf | May 10, 2010 | Network
We all know how valuable volunteers are to the nonprofit work done in urban forestry. Many of us would say that volunteers are priceless. But for accounting purposes on many financial forms, grant proposals and annual reports, we have to assign a monetary value to the...
Quarter of Nonprofits to Lose Tax-Breaks
by California ReLeaf | Apr 29, 2010 | Network
At midnight on May 15, as many as 400,000 nonprofit groups will lose their tax exemptions, thanks to a 2006 federal bill aimed at pension reform. For the full article from the New York Times.
California ReLeaf Now Hiring
by California ReLeaf | Apr 14, 2010 | Jobs
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...