Did you know that we have seven active regional councils across the state, working locally to improve the urban forests in their communities. To make sure you receive notifications of news and events from your local council, be sure to click here.
Also don’t miss the free webinar hosted by Kelaine Ravdin on March 31st on how to plan a competitive greenhouse gas reduction project for the High-Speed Rail grants.
Regional Councils
Bay Area Urban Forest Ecosystem Council encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural communities. Covering nine counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
Central Coast Urban Forests Council spanning the coastal areas between the Bay Area and Greater LA, the Central Coast council includes six counties; Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura. See Central Coast events.
The Inland Urban Forest Council advance the greening of cities and the sustainable management of community forests of the inland Southern California, including portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and eastern Los Angeles County.
The Sacramento Valley Urban Forests Council serves the region surrounding the California state capital, Sacramento. An active council, the Sacramento Valley Urban Forests Council hosts regular “learn at lunch” workshops.
The San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council is very active in the San Diego region, hosting bimonthly meetings focusing on networking regional professionals and every meeting has an educational presentation.
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley. Although a majority of the valley is rural, it does contain urban cities such as Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto, Turlock, Porterville, Visalia, Merced, and Hanford.
Street Tree Seminar (LA/Orange County) is an organization dedicated to the development, health care and management of street trees in rural and urban areas within southern California. The membership consists of professional tree managers, arborists and associated organizations and companies. See more at STS.
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