Thank you to everyone who attended our annual conference and awards. We’ve added the presentations from our inspiring speakers. For presentations from the full day conference clickhere. Presentations from the ballot measure workshop are availablehere.
Congratulations to all the awardees and thank you to everyone who helped make the awards and soiree a great evening. See the photo galleryhere.
An Interactive and Educational Workshop
One of our conference sponsors, Plan-It Geo invites you to: Tree Mapping Technologies for Modern Urban Forest Management
Wednesday, October 4th, 8:30 am – 1 pm
J. J. Mauget Co. 5435 Peck Rd. Arcadia, CA 91006 Link to Map
Feeling behind on technology? This 1/2 day workshop is for you! Learn to map, assess, analyze, and manage urban tree data online, on any device, from anywhere.(3 ISA CEU credits available!!)
Who should attend:arborists, urban foresters, parks and rec managers, public works staff, consultants, tree care firms, planners, nonprofits, tree boards, students, and researchers.
What you will learn:terms, tools, and tricks of the trade for cloud-based GIS tree inventory collection, tree care / consulting, data analysis, and work management.
Next year the California Urban Forests Council will be celebrating our 50th birthday and we’re looking for tree stories from the past 50 years. Submit your stories and photos here.
The California Natural Resources Agency announced that the solicitation period for their Environmental Enhancement & Mitigation (EEM) Grant Program is now open. The EEM Grant Program funds local, state and federal governmental agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that mitigate environmental impacts caused by new or modified transportation facilities. A total of $7 million will be available this grant cycle. The online application is due Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 5 pm. More information about the application and project requirement can be foundhere.
The Resources Agency will be holding several technical assistance workshops in May to provide guidance in preparing grant applications. Information on locations and timeshere.