Notes

Communications Report: Deb

• Social media, fairly steady, not a lot up pick-up.
• Sarah G. Volunteered to start CaUFC Instagram page

Executive Director’s Report

Federal Update:

USFS $7.47B

U&CF $40M ($12.4M increase)

Every state gets a base of $200k

Advocacy update: Tasha Newman (Pacific Policy Group)

Focused attention on:

1. Appropriation for Urban forestry
2. PSHB issue
3. Work force development

• Fire prevention, forest health, defensible space, line clearance
• Increase funding going toward the program
• Ended up with $20M for urban forestry (Cap&Trade funding revenue) 2019-2020
• Natural Resources and Climate Resilience Bond…ensured funding for UF in bond. $75M for urban greening, $25M for UF (proposals at this point, needs to get passed)
• Bond efforts this year not successful. Non passed. Will start again this Fall with hopes of casting a bond for Nov election.
• Lorena Gonzalez – CA Start assembly
• $5M toward PSHB, but allocated to many orgs
• Work force development, short on skilled labor in WL and UF.
• Senator Henry Stern intro’d SB462 – Community College 2-year program, Urban Forestry etc. (Bill is in holding, need to go back)
• A lot of bills around forest health and fire prevention. Especially on defensible space, maybe not be necessary to remove so many trees. Not just go out and clear cut.
• Defensible space bill was vetoed by governor bc too expensive.

Book/Video Recommendations:

• Fire & Ice (HBO)
• “Talking to Strangers” Malcom Gladwell
• “Forest Bathing”

**Everyone send in 1 book or article

Lunch Break Noon –
Local Carbon Network Presentation by Khadija Khansia

Back in session: 1:08pm

Strategic Plan: Deb/Nancy

• Mission: What is a “Smart” investment.
  • Emerging issues…adding Climate change. Carbon?
  • Went over Objectives and Actions.
• Fundraising:
  • Ideas:
    • Triple AAA teams
    • Off the grid
    • What is the money going toward?
    • Develop the story in the regions. Make it resonate.

Regional updates:

Bay Area: Elizabeth

• What’s happening: Tree planting, mtg in Berkeley
• Goals: more support, regular events (every other month)

Fresno: Mona 

• New and learning, meeting everyone, learning how to manage funds in a smart way to have the most impact.

LA/OC: Emina

• Street trees seminar next month: Annual event, award scholarships
• Summer event, host at Cal Poly Pomona
• Buy the book

Central Coast: Jeff

• Upcoming SLO arbor day, planting trees at a park. Nov 2
• Another tree planting: 120 tree downtown
• Projects: the nursery connection, connect select-tree with nurseries

Inland: Nancy Sappington

• Riverside’s Green Summit
• Booth at Pollinator Festival
• Cal Poly in December – Booth – recruiting people in Arb workforce
• Workshop in January – bilingual English/Spanish
• Active board, but challenge of time constraint
• Grant with Riverside for nursery, but no time for grant renewal

End time: 4:04pm