November 5, 2013
Hello Urban Forests Friends,
Here’s what’s happening in urban and community forestry:
- Invest From the Ground Up Community Campaign Success Stories – Albany and Bakersfield
- Urban Forestry Policy Update
- Solar and Trees Workshop Recap – Fun and Learning!
- Job Announcement – Arborist Technician – City of San Jose, CA
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Thanks for all you do for urban forestry!
Regards,
Sonali Shah
Communications Manager
California Urban Forests Council
Invest From the Ground Up Community Campaign Success Stories
Albany and Bakersfield
We had an amazing summer with the Invest From the Ground Up community campaigns in Albany and Bakersfield. Over 300 trees requested by the community in Albany and businesses started appreciating the benefits and requesting trees in downtown Bakersfield!
Check out the outcomes and the exciting and creative tactics we used:
Read more about the Albany campaign
Read more about the Bakersfield campaign
You can get communications tools for your community! Check out the Resources section of our Invest From the Ground Up website or contact Sonali Shah [email protected]
The Legislature is out for fall recess, but CaUFC is still busy advocating for urban forestry in Sacramento with our partners. See the Policy and Advocacy Update
for the latest information on: 1) CaUFC Efforts and 2) What You Can Do to Help! Including:
- 2014 Water Bond
- Proposition 39 Clean Energy and Jobs Act
- Climate Change/AB 32 Implementation – Scoping Plan Update, Cap and Trade Revenue Allocation, and Urban Forest Protocols Update
Fall is a great time to visit your State Legislators in their district offices and tell them about your great work in their district and how they can support our efforts in Sacramento. See the Policy and Advocacy Update for more information on reaching out to your State Legislators.
Solar and Trees Workshop Recap
If
you missed the Solar and Trees Workshops this October in Davis and San Diego, you can still view the presentations.
We had amazing panelists and learned about upcoming policy changes. Plus we had interactive breakout sessions filled with fun and learning.
Participant: “I walked away enriched!”
Due to the positive feedback, we hope to offer more of these workshops throughout the state – Stay tuned!
Job Announcements:
Arborist Technicians, City of San Jose opportunities
Two opportunities with the City of San Jose:
Arborist Technicians perform para-professional administrative and field work of considerable complexity in various areas of tree and landscape management and administration. Read full job description.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Devika Tandan at 408-535-5655 or by email at [email protected].
UF Poster Contest for 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders
Know any 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade Students interested in Trees or Art? Check out the California ReLeaf Arbor Week Poster Contest
Students are asked to create original artwork on the theme “The Trees in my Community are an Urban Forest.”
Submission deadline: Feb 15, 2013
Winners will be featured at the State Fair and awarded cash prizes provided by the California Community Forests Foundation.
Contest rules, classroom curriculum, and prize list are available here.