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April 21, 2011
Dear green community
builders,
There is something for everyone in here – news for municipal foresters,
nonprofit board members, tree care professionals, environmental health
advocates, plus reminders of upcoming conferences that will benefit
everyone interested in urban forestry!
Is there a great news article about urban forestry in your region? Let us
know – we’d love to spread the word!
Happy Earth Day (and thank you for celebrating every day)!
In this update:
1. Get ready for the California Urban Wood Conference! May 19-21, San
Francisco
2. The Road to Health: Improving Community Well-Being through
Transportation (Los Angeles, San Diego and Oakland events)
3. Wanted: 6 great cities to host 6 great Municipal Forestry Interns
4. Design a logo, win $200! Central Coast Urban Forest Council logo
contest due June 1
5. The
Recession's Gift - A New Opportunity for Boards to Excel – May 3 webinar
6. Empowering Board Members: Building Community Leaders – Workshops in
Modesto, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Salinas and San Luis Obispo
7. Save the Date: California Urban and Community Forest Conference,
Sept 15-17 in Palo Alto
8. 77th Annual Western Chapter ISA Conference and Trade Show – May 11-13
10. Funding – EPA Environmental Education Grant applications due May 2
11. Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) Advanced Safety/
Behavioral Training Workshop & Certification Exam
1. Get ready for the California Urban Wood Conference! May 19-21, San
Francisco
Golden Gate Club, Presidio of San Francisco
This
conference features a fantastic collection of speakers from across the
nation who represents some of the top leaders in urban wood utilization.
Learn from their extensive experience some lessens to bring about the
change you would like your community to make.
A
special thank you to Cal Fire for their financial support as they have
known for years the importance of this industry becoming successful to
both divert green waste and to produce amazing wood products to educate
our cities of the extreme value of our trees beyond the production of
bio-fuels and mulch. Since much of the talk is to carbon sequestration in
urban forestry these days, what better way to store carbon than a
beautiful finished slab conference table!
And
another thanks to the local and, not so local, artisans who will
transport their incredible urban wood products to share with us on the
third day. These incredible pieces represent examples of end uses that we
all want to see more of in the coming years.
Looking
at the entire package of our urban forest from cradle to grave and ALL
the benefits we get from our city’s trees, we must not continue the
absolute waste of this asset to mulch and bio-fuels whenever possible.
Our cities are all beginning to be forward thinking and we all will be
embracing this urban milling at some point in the near future.
Please
take a look at the conference website and look closely at the speakers.
http://fuf.net/urbanwood/index.html
2. The Road to Health: Improving Community Well Being through
Transportation (Los Angeles, San Diego and Oakland events)
The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network presents its spring
convening series, The Road to Health: Improving
Community Wellbeing Through Transportation. This
workshop will focus on the impact of transportation on our health, and
advocacy efforts underway in California to ensure cleaner air, safer
streets, and accessible services. Featuring presentations from TransForm, a leading
transportation advocacy organization, and local advocates, this convening
series promises to provide stimulating discussion on how to create
sustainable, healthy, and active communities through planning decisions.
Participants
will:
- Gain an understanding of the impact of
transportation on health
- Engage with community members working on safe
routes to school, access to public transportation, and other
important issues
- Strategize on local, statewide, and federal
advocacy efforts to influence transportation planning policies.
Workshop dates:
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April 27, 2011 - Los
Angeles, The California Endowment, 1000 North Alameda Street,
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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May 4, 2011 - San Diego, Sherman
Heights Community Center, 2258 Island Avenue, 10:00 to 2:00 pm
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May 5, 2011 - Oakland, The
California Endowment, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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For more information please see: http://www.cpehn.org/register.php?id=122
3. Wanted: 6 great cities to host 6 great Municipal Forestry Interns
This is an attempt to locate 6 (six) of the absolute BEST cities to
host 6 (six) of the BEST interns this upcoming summer.
Society of Municipal Aborists is sponsoring the Municipal Forestry
Internship Program (MFI-P), which is a cutting edge internship
opportunity that is unlike any other. It is developed around a
curriculum and promotes the establishment of a mentoring relationship
between the city forester and the intern.
It is our hope that you will look at the curriculum and the contract
(links below) and after reviewing them both you would submit your name
and city as an interested Host.
Once we select the six (6) cities we need, we will send each of the
city foresters the application, essay, and pertinent information about
each approved student. At that time, interviews will be scheduled
and in one week (following the interviews) we will assign you a
student. Once we have matched students with Host City we will
begin the process of scheduling the start date and locating affordable
housing (your help appreciated).
Each city who is selected will receive:
- the opportunity to be a part of an elite group of mentors;
- a summer intern who was selected in a nationwide search;
- a scholarship (registration only) to the 2011 Annual SMA Conference;
- and much, much more.
Please find the Host City Interest Form here:
http://sma.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/mfi-p-host-city-flier.pdf
and the mandatory Intern Agreement contract between your City and SMA
here:
http://sma.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/sma-intern-agreement.doc
We ask that BEFORE you enter your City as an interested Host, you
review the above forms with the "powers that be" in your
city.
For more information please contact Melanie R. Kirk, PhD at (972)
952-9203 or mrkirk@tamu.edu
4. Design a logo – win $200. Central Coast Urban Forest Council logo
contest due June 1
The Central Coast Urban Forest Council has launched a logo contest!
Submit your design of a single jpeg logo image by June 1, 2011 and you
could heighten visibility of a great community group while winning a
$200 prize.
Details are attached, and more information on the Central Coast Urban
Forest Council is available at: http://www.caufc.org/Central%20Coast
5.
The Recession's Gift - A New Opportunity for Boards to
Excel – May 3 webinar
Join Jeanne Bell for a webinar on May 3, 2011
at noon to talk about nonprofit boards, the recession, and going beyond
financial oversight.
Is there a new "best
practice for boards" that has emerged out of the recession? Jeanne
Bell, CEO of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and an expert in nonprofit
management and finance, has observed that some boards have been forced
to take a deeper look at the combination of their financial and organizational
design as a result of changing revenue streams.
The new practice will serve
nonprofits far better than simple financial oversight... if boards can retain the
practice even as the recovery occurs. You will be given the
opportunity to submit questions ahead of time as well as during the
Trendcast.
Join the lively discussion and
spread the word--invite
your board members and colleagues to this free, interactive Nonprofit
Trendcast.
For more information please visit:
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http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Register-now-for-NPQ-s-free-Trendcast-going-beyond-board-financial-oversight.html?soid=1101451017273&aid=Lzkkx0GiCUE
6. Empowering Board Members: Building Community Leaders – Workshops in
Modesto, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Salinas and San Luis Obispo
The
Fresno Regional Foundation (FRF) and Wells Fargo are teaming up to
provide the initiative, Empowering Board Members: Building Community
Leaders. This initiative is designed to provide continuous learning
that will strengthen Board leadership. Empowering Board Members: Building
Community includes workshops that prepare board members of nonprofit
organizations for roles in both internal and external relations. The
participants are encouraged to enroll in both workshops where they will
learn useful best practices and design their own work plans. At the end
of each workshop, participants will have a personalized workbook that
they can continue to customize while they manage their roles as board
members. Please note, that these workshops are not designed for staff,
they are designed for current and new board members.
Please
RSVP and select two workshops in the following cities--
Modesto, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Salinas, or San Luis Obispo. I
have provided a description of each workshop for your convenience.
Workshop
1 (Internal)
Best
Practices for Effective Board Leadership
This
workshop helps answer the “how to” questions related to the internal
operations of a nonprofit Community Benefit Organization (CBO). By
discussing case studies of functional and dysfunctional organizations,
participants will develop their own personal strategies to understand
nonprofit management issues and learn how to solve problems. After this
workshop, you will be able to:
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Understand, express and adapt useful best practices
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Use tested tools to participate in board and
committee meetings
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Learn how to apply outcome measurements to review
reports and minutes on programs, finances, fund raising, marketing and
other pertinent areas
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Use technology to enhance time management and
communication strategies
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Work collaboratively with your organization’s
staff
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Ensure all board actions are focused on the
organization’s mission
Workshop
2 (External)
Organizational
Development through Community Participation
This
workshop provides participants training and tools to manage their
external activities and to become actively engaged in the community in
which the organization functions. After this workshop, you will be
able to:
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Become a problem solver and learn to advocate on
behalf of your organization
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Identify and tap into local community resources
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Understand the importance of diversity and
inclusiveness
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Identify overt and covert external challenges to
your organization
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Adapt useful best practices to attract donors of
diverse backgrounds
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Identify opportunities to enhance productivity
though collaborations, affiliations and mergers with similar
organizations
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Develop relationships with key stakeholders of the
organization
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Become an effective ambassador of the your
CBO
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Prepare an “elevator speech” to effectively and
concisely describe your organization’s mission
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Learn how your personal brand benefits your
organization and your business / employer
If
you have any questions please contact sandra@fresnoregfoundation.org
or (559) 226-5600.
7. Save the Date: 2011 California Urban and Community Forest
Conference, Sept 15-17, 2011 in Palo Alto
The California Urban Forests Council and California ReLeaf invite you
to the 2011 California Urban and Community Forest Conference!
The conference is planned for September 15 - 17, 2011 at the Crown Plaza
Hotel in Palo Alto. We look forward to an engaging and exciting
conference, complete with your participation!
Program planning is underway, and more information will be posted to the
website as it becomes available: http://www.caufc.org/Annual%20Conference
8. 77th Annual Western Chapter ISA Conference and Trade Show: Serving the
Environment with Quality Tree Care – May 11-13, 2011, San Diego
The Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture has put
together a fabulous program for their 2011 annual conference to be held
at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego, California.
Sessions on science, environmental benefits, professionalism, utilities
and more create a well-balanced program with great learning
opportunities. The people are great, too!
Check out complete program and registration information at: http://www.wcisa.net/Meetings/Conference/2011/
9. California Urban Wood Conference – May 19-21, 2011
Registration is open for the
upcoming California Urban Wood Conference to be held at the Presidio in
San Francisco on May 19 – 21. This is a big event for the emerging
California Urban Forest Products Industry and will be a chance for urban
foresters, researchers, arborists, educators and business owners to learn
from each other. There will be great workshops on Thursday and Friday,
and a day-long public showcase of how urban products on Saturday. Check
out the impressive speaker line-up and go see the great artisanal work!
More information, including online registration, is available at: http://fuf.net/urbanwood/index.html
10. Funding – EPA Environmental Education Grant applications due May 2
Education gets to the heart of the matter – working with community
members and leaders to understand the benefits that investing in urban
greening brings to our communities. The Environmental Protection Agency
offers grants to help people make informed decisions about the
environment. This could be a great resource for your organization!
Applications are due May 2. Additional information is available here: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html
11. Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) Advanced Safety/
Behavioral Training Workshop & Certification Exam
This workshop and exam is the
final step in a safety certification process designed for arborists and
landscape professionals. Advance planning and preparation is required.
CTSP candidates may enroll online via TCIA’s secure site or fill out the
enrollment form and return to TCIA (fax or mail) with the enrollment fee.
TCIA will provide a CTSP Core Competencies Study Guide. The student
completes the “Critical Thinking” exercises and submits them to TCIA to
be graded on a pass/fail basis. After satisfactorily completing the
exercises, candidates may register for the 1 1/2-day Workshop/Exam. In
the Workshop, candidates will review safety management systems concepts
and receive professional instruction in teaching safety concepts to
adults and in developing a coaching style based on their organization’s
needs. Role-playing, group exercises and skills demonstrations will be
used to instruct and evaluate participants. To learn more about CTSP or
to enroll online, go to http://www.tcia.org/Public/ctsp_enroll.htm
or call 1-800-733-2622.
We
always love hearing from you, so keep up all your great community work
and let us know if you have an event to share. Please let your contacts
know that CaUFC membership is now free – we’d love your help to grow the
network of California’s urban forest supporters.
Thanks for all that you do to grow healthy communities!
Best,
Sonya
Hammons
Program
Manager
California Urban Forests Council
Mail:
PO Box 823, Novato, CA 94948
Office:
555 Northgate Dr., #225, San Rafael, CA 94903
Ph:
415-479-8733, Fax 415-789-4501
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