July 2020 Minutes

Minutes: July, 2020 Attendance IN ATTENDANCE Board Members: Daniel Kump, Emina Darakyj, Elizabeth Lanham, Emily Spillett, Bob Blum, Laura Burnett, Isby Fleischmann, Sarah Gaskin, Anne Fenker, Magen Shaw, Mona Cummings, Matt Deines Staff: Nancy Hughes, Deb Etheredge ...

Executive Director’s Report

Executive Director’s Report July 2020 Federal Policy Update – The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has approved its FY 2021 budget. The bill includes $40 million for the US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program, which is an $8-million-dollar...

Minutes / Notes from last meeting

Strategic Planning Session – June 2020 (Note: the text in BOLD captured below is the updated, edited version of the previously discussed Strategies and Actions. CaUFC Strategic Planning Session #2 June 18, 2020 10:00 AM – Welcome & introductions – Daniel...

July Agenda

July 2020 Objectives Review, Approve agenda, Consent Calendar Discuss and Vote – Strategic Planning outcomes and next steps Update – Trees Are Essential Campaign Follow-up on Kit Jory board application Call in Information Please join my meeting from your...

Comms Report July

July 2020 We have launched our Trees are Essential campaign at the end of June. The campaign area of the website features tools and resources to help people advocate for urban trees. The first call to action of the campaign centered on a survey. The survey is designed...
June 2020

June 2020

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...
May 2020

May 2020

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...