by CAUFC | Jun 23, 2020 | Archive
It is shaping up to be a very different summer, a time for examining the things we often take for granted, like having equitable access to urban nature. Our urban forests are essential for our health. The clean air they provide makes us less susceptible to respiratory...
by CAUFC | May 11, 2020 | Archive
Dear community tree devotees, Many of us are entering the third month of sheltering-in-place. We are finding new ways to stay connected and are mastering our video conferencing skills. For those who love trees and are using ZOOM, we have created a few custom...
by Deb Etheredge | Apr 2, 2020 | Archive
Dear community tree devotees, We are wanting to check in with you. All of us are feeling off balance. Right? All of us are at least a little fearful, some of us more. Some of us have elderly family members we are very concerned about. And we, even if healthy, vital,...
by Deb Etheredge | Mar 9, 2020 | Archive
Planting Cool Parks Our Invest From the Ground Up campaign has teamed up with West Coast Arborists, Inc, and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture year after year, delivering programs to California’s disadvantaged and low-income communities...
by Deb Etheredge | Mar 8, 2020 | Archive
Creating healthy urban forests Our Invest From the Ground Up Campaign has teamed up with cities throughout Southern California to improve the long term health of our urban forests. The City Forest Renewal Project (CFR), funded through CAL FIRE’s Urban Forest and...
by Deb Etheredge | Nov 25, 2019 | Archive
Welcome! Did you make it to the conference in San Luis Obispo? We were inspired by how many people are working hard to make some great tools and resources for us that help grow our urban forests. We have featured two of these tools below. This month we are also...
