Canopy's Community Forestry School
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Join the 2019 cohort and become a
Canopy Certified Community Forester!
8 WEEKS | WEDNESDAYS | SEP 11 TO OCT 30
6:00 TO 8:30 PM
This 8-week course will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training you need to take action in your community right away. In-depth class topics include:
- Tree selection and placement taught by experienced arborists with local expertise.
- Canopy’s expert tree planting methods for establishment and survival in the urban landscape.
- Locally relevant tree care and pruning techniques that promote longevity and good structure.
- Advocating for tree-friendly policies, resources, and master plans that support a thriving urban forest.
Intro to Community Forestry | September 11, 2019
Species Selection | September 18, 2019
Site Assessments | September 25, 2019
Tree Planting Basics | October 2, 2019
Tree Care & Health Assessment | October 9, 2019
Young Tree Pruning | October 16, 2019
Advocacy | October 23, 2019
Review and Graduation | October 30, 2019
Cost is $120 for full course and materials. Scholarships are available; contact natalie@canopy.org for details.
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Once you receive notification of your acceptance into the program, we will send you payment details. Full payment is due by September 1st.
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Bayshore Christian Ministries Project: From Gray to Green
We’re excited to share recent progress made on the Bayshore Christian Ministries (BCM) revitalization project to transform their empty field into a vibrant green space for the community in East Palo Alto. Canopy’s
Teen Urban Foresters
(TUF) held a design charrette during BCM’s Community Day on August 1st to gather input.
Over 50
community members participated, sharing their ideas and preferences for the space. Afterwards, the TUFs consolidated and synthesized the findings to pass onto PlaceWorks, a landscape design firm, to finalize the design.
The fall cohort of TUFs will organize a planting event on November 16th to install the trees and landscape features of the design.
See more photos from the day
and stay tuned for details on the final design
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Do Trees Need Fertilizer?
Some tree care professionals recommend fertilizing all trees on an annual basis. They say their fertilizers are specially formulated to meet trees’ nutritional needs, and that regular fertilization makes trees more resilient to stress. It sounds like a great proposition. Trees do grow faster when they’re fertilized, so that must mean they’re healthy, right? Not necessarily!
In this post, ISA Certified Arborist, Katherine Naegele, explains why fertilization is not always a good option for trees and what you can do to keep your soil healthy.
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“A new study notes that “the planet could support nearly 2.5 billion additional acres of forest without shrinking our cities and farms, and that those additional trees, when they mature, could store a whole lot of the extra carbon — 200 gigatons of carbon, to be precise.” Planting trees, in other words, could go a long way toward saving us from ourselves.”
The Trees Might Save us Yet
- The New York Times
“While we are seeing big, bold plans to tackle climate change, by House Democrats, 2020 presidential candidates, and even city governments, these plans are preliminary, and will take time to implement. But there’s one thing that can be done that combats the heat, cleans the air, and that just makes cities more pleasant to live: planting trees.”
Trees are an Immediate, Cost-Effective Solution to Battling Rising Temperatures
- The Takeaway
“When it come to promoting human health, not all green spaces are created equal. That’s the conclusion of new Australian research, which finds higher levels of wellness in areas marked by one particular manifestation of the natural world: leafy trees.”
Living Near Trees, Not Just Green Space, Improves Wellbeing
- City Lab
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AmeriCorps Public Allies
Canopy is seeking hard working, dedicated people to join our team and fill two AmeriCorps Public Allies positions! Check out the
job announcement
and learn more about the
Public Allies program
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Environmental Educator
Under the direction of Canopy’s Education Director, the Environmental Educator will be responsible for Canopy’s
growing K-12 lessons at schools in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Mountain View.
Find out more about the position and apply.
Urban Forestry Intern
We are also seeking an Urban Forestry Intern for the summer. The intern will gain leadership and work experience, make a positive impact in the community and the environment, work with local youth, and gain knowledge about trees.
View the job announcement and apply today
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July Tree Gifts & Grantors
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Karin Bencala
in honor of
Sally O'Neil
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Take a Trip. Plant a Tree.
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Did you know that air travel is a major contributor to climate change?
Trees are nature's answer!*
Consider carbon offsets.
A gift to Canopy goes to tree plantings and tree care, one of the best ways to combat global climate change. Balance your round trip across the U.S. for $60, or to Europe for $110, or calculate your own trip at 1 penny per mile. (Based on rounded up mileage and conservative rate of $10 per ton of CO2 emission averted.) Designate your donation as "Carbon Offset".
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*“An approximate value for a 50-year-old oak forest would be
30,000 pounds
of carbon dioxide sequestered per acre,” said Timothy J. Fahey, professor of ecology in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. “The forest would [concurrently] be emitting about
22,000 pounds
of oxygen."
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Canopy's mission is to grow the urban forest in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all. Our vision is a day when every resident of the Midpeninsula can step outside to walk, play, and thrive under the shade of healthy trees.
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