OCTOBER NEWSLETTER:

• News from the capitol
• The structure, function and value of urban forests in California communities

October Events

• Street Tree Seminar October Meeting
• Sacramento Valley Learn at Lunch Series October

December Events

• San Diego RUFC Annual Awards Holiday Party
• Central Coast Regional Council Meeting
• Street Tree Seminar Annual Scholarship Luncheon
• Sacramento Valley Learn at Lunch Series December

News from the capitol

Governor Brown signed AB 1530 by Assemblymember Gonzalez Fletcher into law. The bill requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to update the California Urban Forestry Act to reflect its current funding levels, establish local or regional targets for urban tree canopy and provide more focus on the maintenance of urban forests. The bill specifies the benefits integrated into projects should include expanded urban forest canopy, community greening, carbon sequestration and reduced energy consumption, among others. 

The bill also authorizes CAL FIRE to provide funding for improved urban forest maintenance, and projects that respond to events that impact urban forest health, and planning and technical assistance for eligible applicants assisting disadvantaged communities. For more information, a summary of the bill can be found here.

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The structure, function and value of urban forests in California communities

A new article on California’s urban forest has recently been published. Some highlights from the study found:

• California’s urban forests have relatively low stocking levels.
• Stocking was higher in coastal cities than inland cities.
• The population was diverse, except for oaks (22%, but only 6.4% of basal area).
• The annual value of ecoservices per tree varied fivefold among climate zones.

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