For Mother's Day this year,
give the gift of a greener future!
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Canopy Tree Gifts create a beautiful, long-lasting impact by planting new trees and growing a vibrant urban forest for future generations.
- A Tree Gift of $125 sponsors the purchase of a healthy young tree for Canopy to plant in a local school, park, or neighborhood, along with the stakes, straps, and mulch to protect the tree and help it thrive.
- A dedicated donation of any amount supports local tree planting programs, contributing to greener, healthier communities.
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A look at what you made possible
this planting season
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Number of new trees planted at schools, park, and neighborhoods.
This planting season, through the
Branching Out
program we continued to bridge the green-gap in East Palo Alto; initiated the first plantings of the
South Palo Alto Tree Initiative
; and increased native habitat as part of the
eco-schoolyard initiative
at the Mountain View Whisman School District.
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Number of landscape plants (mostly native) installed at schools and parks.
Incorporating under-story plants along with trees helps to support native habitat and biodiversity and inspires communities to have a deeper understanding of a sustainable and healthy living environment.
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Number of volunteers that helped to grow the urban tree canopy in local communities.
Canopy's
Planting Leaders
,
volunteers, and residents are central to bringing trees to the places where they are needed most, contributing to a multitude of community benefits like increased shade, cleaner air, and improved ecosystem services.
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Number of hours contributed by volunteers and residents to install trees at community plantings.
Canopy's work would not be possible without our dedicated volunteers and partners who help increase canopy cover and bring trees to areas where they are scarce.
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Now let's ensure those newly planted trees grow and thrive!
Check out Canopy's resources for
young tree care
and
watering guidelines
. Stay posted for upcoming tree care volunteer work days this summer.
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A big thank you for being part of the Canopy community!
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Bringing Nature Home
Thursday, May 31, 2018
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave, Mountain View
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Restoring nature one garden at a time: how trees and native plants are key to bringing back our birds, butterflies, and entire ecosystems.
In this free workshop,
Living Classroom
founder, Vicki Moore, will present research from the recent California Native Plant Society conference, with special emphasis on what each of us can do to bring back local ecology at our own homes through planting native trees and plants. Easy-to-use online references will be shared so attendees will have the tools to create their own native habitat gardens.
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Tree Walk: Community Center
Saturday, June 9, 2018
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St, Palo Alto
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Join Canopy for a walk around the Lucie Stern Community Center and surrounding neighborhood with
expert arborist, Ellyn Shea
.
Encounter and learn about a host of tree species including the London Plane Tree, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, Australian Willow, and many more! Meet at the Children's Library on Harriet Street, between Hopkins Ave and Parkinson Ave.
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Volunteer with Canopy this Summer!
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Get service hours and learn about trees!
Canopy’s tree surveys are a fun and flexible way to get outside and help care for our community trees—so mark your calendars and sign up today!
Young Tree Care Survey
is our annual inventory of young street trees throughout Palo Alto. We are excited to have volunteers try out our new online mapping tool,
Tree Plotter
, as we survey with mobile devices.
Saturday, June 16 and July 7
9am - 12:00pm
The Great Oak Count
is a program to survey native oaks throughout Palo Alto. This citizen science effort will collect valuable information about our native oak tree population, to be used by scientists to evaluate how our urban forest ecosystem has changed since the last survey was completed over 20 years ago.
Saturday, June 9, June 20, and July 28
9am - 12:00pm
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Tree Spotlight: Ginkgo Biloba
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The
Ginkgo
is a living fossil
—
it has remained virtually unchanged in 200 million years and is the sole surviving species in its family. Ginkgo leaves have been found in the fossil record from 270 million years ago, and evidence suggests that other species of ginkgo trees used to grow all over the world. Thanks to Galyna Vakulenko of the
Carnegie Institute for Science's
Rhee Lab
for contributing this fascinating story.
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Trees save money in megacities
Trees are the keystone species of the urban environment.
Dr. David Nowak of the USDA Forest Service and Scott Maco of The Davey Institute have calculated that for every dollar invested in planting trees, there is an average return of $2.25 to cities (which is closer to $5.82 in California due to high property values). In this article, they discuss their findings from 35 megacities they surveyed around the world to study how tree density affects a city.
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Sudden Oak Death Blitz
Saturday, May 12, 2018
10am - 11am
Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, Woodside
Join hundreds of "citizen scientists" who are helping to track the spread of Sudden Oak Death (SOD)
, the destructive exotic disease that is decimating oaks throughout the state. UC Berkeley researchers will host a joint Blitz for Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley, Woodside, and Atherton. Please RSVP to Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee at
sodblitz09@earthlink.net
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The Blue Trees: Artist Talk and Reception
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
King Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
Join us for an engaging talk with artist
Konstantin Dimopoulos
, and hear how
The Blue Trees arts installation
ties into local and regional urban forests with Canopy Community Forest Program Manager, Elise Willis, and City of Palo Alto Urban Forester, Walter Passmore. Reception to follow with light refreshments and live music from bluegrass band John Henry’s Farm.
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Boething Lecture: Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo
Thursday, May 17, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Stanford University, Geo Corner Building 320, Room 105
This year at the annual Boething Lecture we will hear from
Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo
, Professor in Environmental Science and Biology Department Senior Fellow at Stanford University. New research shows how downsized ecosystems spark cascading consequences on plant communities, ecological processes, and critical services for human wellbeing. A collective appreciation of defaunation is needed if we hope to prevent it from catalyzing Earth’s next mass extinction.
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May Tree Gifts and Dedications
Since April 10, 2018
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David and Nancy Bishop
In memory of Ward and Carol Ellis
Jeny Smith and Stephen Boroth
In honor of Cassady Carmen
Lisa Abeyounis
In honor of Michael and Frannie Kieschnick
Carole and Steve Eittreim
In honor of the life of Matt Plock
Special thanks to recent Grantors and Sponsors
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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.
Canopy is proud to be affiliated with:
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