February 25, 2014

Hello Urban Forests Friends,

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

• CA U&CF Conference – Save the Date
• Call for Nominations: 2014 CA Urban Forestry Awards
• IFGU Tree Planting Day Success
• Looking for Board Member: Tree San Diego

Thanks for all you do for urban forestry!

Regards,

Sonali Shah
Communications Manager
California Urban Forests Council

2014 CA Urban & Community Forests Conference

June 25-27, 2015  in sunny San Diego at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside.

More details coming soon, but you’ll want to save the dates.

Call for Nominations: 2014 CA Urban Forestry Awards

CaUFC is eager to accept your nominations for the 2014 CA Urban Forestry Awards. These awards celebrate excellence in California Urban Forestry for the calendar year 2013. Winners will be announced and honored at the 2014 CA U&CF Conference in San Diego in June.

5 Nomination Categories:

• Urban  Forestry Education Award

• Urban Forestry Volunteer of the Year

• Community Building with Trees

• Best Urban Forestry Program

• Outstanding Urban Forestry Project of the Year

Download the Nomination Form for more details on awards categories and for the form.

Deadline to nominate: 4/18/14
 

IFGU – Tree Planting Success!

February 15^th was our big day for the Invest From the Ground Up Community Tree Planting Program and it was a smashing success.  The final numbers will be out next month, but it is safe to say that over 1,000 volunteers came out, and 1,264 trees were planted at 19 unique projects. Read the full recap here.

 When the trees we planted are fully grown, they will remove 53.72 tons of CO₂ and 12,640 pounds of pollutants every year!

Tree San Diego – Looking for Board Members

New SD non-profit, Tree San Diego is building its Board of Directors.
They have 11 positions to fill.

If you are interested, please RSVP to [email protected] for Board Information Session at CCSE.
2/18  12:00-1:30pm or 3/11  6:00-7:30pm

For more information contact: Andrea Cook [email protected]