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SF Launches Sidewalk Garden Project
Project Aims to Reduce Stormwater Impacts and Beautify Neighborhoods WHO: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, local non-profit organization Friends of the Urban Forest, community volunteers, with participation by District 5 Supervisor London Breed’s...
California City Receives National Grant Funds
Bank of America Partners With American Forests: $250,000 Grant to Fund Assessment of Urban Forests and Climate Change in Five U.S. Cities Washington, D.C.; May 1, 2013 — National conservation organization American Forests announced today that it has received a...
ReLeaf Network Member Receives Highest Honor
This past weekend, Kemba Shakur, Executive Director at Urban Releaf, received the J. Sterling Morgan Award, the highest honor given by the Arbor Day Foundation. Shakur works daily with low-income communities to plant trees, mentor young people and build...
Congresswoman Matsui Introduces TREES Act
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) celebrated Arbor Day by introducing The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act, otherwise known as TREES Act. This legislation would establish a grant program to assist electric utilities with energy conservation programs that...
Governor Proclaims March 7 Arbor Day
Governor Proclaims March 7 Arbor Day Statewide Arbor Week Poster Contest Winners Unveiled Sacramento – Just as trees across the state are beginning to blossom for spring, California’s Arbor Week is highlighting the importance trees have on communities and their...
New Online Tool Estimates Carbon and Energy Impact of Trees
DAVIS, Calif.— A tree is more than just a landscape design feature. Planting trees on your property can lower energy costs and increase carbon storage, reducing your carbon footprint. A new online tool developed by the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research...
California ReLeaf Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit
CALIFORNIA RELEAF HONORED AS 2012 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews Sacramento, CA December 4, 2012 – California ReLeaf announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by...
Richmond Harvest Festival & Tree Planting
Richmond, CA (October, 2012) Tree-planting is an important part of the ongoing Richmond renaissance that has been transforming the city for the last few years. And you are invited to be a part of this transformation on Saturday, November 3, 2012, from 9 am to 1 p.m....
Urban Forestry Grants Awarded
California ReLeaf announced today that 25 community groups across the state will receive a total of nearly $200,000 in funding for tree care and tree planting projects through the California ReLeaf 2012 Urban Forestry and Education Grant Program. Individual grants...
Healthy Trees, Healthy Kids!
On October 6, 2012, Canopy, a local nonprofit group, and California ReLeaf Network member, dedicated to planting trees for healthier communities, will bring together corporate and community volunteer groups to plant 120 shade and fruit trees. In collaboration with...
2013 California Arbor Week Poster Contest
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students throughout California are invited to participate in this year’s California Arbor Week Poster Contest. This year’s contest, “The Trees in My Community Are an Urban Forest” is designed to increase knowledge of the important roles...
US Forest Service Chief Visits Urban Releaf
Date: Monday, August 20, 2012, 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: 3268 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California Hosted by: Urban Releaf Contact: Joann Do, (510) 552-5369 cell, info@urbanreleaf.org US Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell will be visiting Oakland on Monday,August 20,...
Grants Available for Tree Planting and Tree Care Projects
$250,000 AVAILABLE FOR TREE PLANTING AND TREE CARE PROJECTS Sacramento, CA, May 21st – California ReLeaf unveiled its new grants program today that will provide more than $250,000 to community-based groups and other organizations throughout California for urban...
Healthy Trees, Healthy Kids! Nominated for a $10,000 Grant from Odwalla’s Plant a Tree Program
Growing a little goodness was never so easy. This Earth Month, Brentwood Academy and East Palo Alto residents can help turn over a new leaf for a local environmental project with the simple click of a mouse. Through its 2012 Plant a Tree program, Odwalla is donating...
Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Detected in Hacienda Heights Area of Los Angeles County
SACRAMENTO, March 30, 2012 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today confirmed the state’s first detection of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening. The disease...
California ReLeaf Wins Bid for Federal Environmental Education Grant
Nearly $100,000 in competitive subgrants will be available for California communities SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $150,000 to California ReLeaf, a nonprofit organization based in Sacramento, Calif., aimed at enhancing...
Arbor Week Celebrations Grow Statewide
California Arbor Week Celebrations Grow Statewide Special celebrations highlight the importance of trees to California Sacramento, Calif. – California Arbor Week will be celebrated throughout California March 7-14 to highlight the importance of trees to communities...
California ReLeaf Announces New Board Member
Catherine Martineau, Executive Director of Canopy, joins the California ReLeaf Board of Directors Sacramento, Calif. – The California ReLeaf Board of Directors elected its newest member Catherine Martineau at its January meeting. The election of Ms. Martineau...
Ready your Crayons! Pick up your Cameras! Plant a Tree!
NEWS RELEASE California ReLeaf Contact: Ashley Mastin, Program Manager 916-497-0037 December 12, 2011 Ready your Crayons! Pick up your Cameras! Plant a Tree! California Arbor Week Contests Highlight the Importance of Trees Sacramento, Calif. – Two statewide contests...
California ReLeaf in the News
California ReLeaf was recently featured in an article about Ojai Trees, one of our ReLeaf Network members, in the Santa Barbara Independent. To read the full article, visit here.