October 17, 2014

Hello << Test First Name >>,

Here’s what’s happening in urban and community forestry:

• Menlo Park: Celebrates Completion of El Camino Real Tree Project
• CAL Fire: One Last Workshop
• NEEF Requests Applications for Capacity-Building Grants

Thanks for all you do for urban forestry!

Nancy Hughes, Executive Director
California Urban Forests Council

Menlo Park: Celebrates Completion of El Camino Real Tree Project

Trees for Menlo a non-profit, just completed a 15 year project of planting 350 London Plane Trees on the sidewalks and center medians of El Camino Real along the entire one mile length of this roadway in the City of Menlo Park California. They received the Lady Bird Johnson award from the Arbor Day Foundation, “for demonstrating what other cities should try and emulate.” Trees had 286 private donors and the strong fiscal and political support of the City of Menlo Park, which made this project possible. For the full article click here.

CAL Fire: One Last Workshop:
 

In case you missed the workshop a couple of weeks ago, CAL Fire is offering one last grant workshop for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Concept Proposals due November 13, 2014. It will be in Modesto, CA on October 22^nd from 10 am – 12:30 pm. Click here for more information.

NEEF Requests Applications for Capacity-Building Grants

The National Education Foundation along with the support of Toyota Motor Sales USA will award capacity-building grants of up to $5,000 to “Friends Groups,” which are defined as nonprofit, community-based organizations whose core mission is to improve and promote the responsible use of a public land or water site in the United States. For information on application and link to apply click here.