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February 3, 2011
Greetings
urban forest supporters!
We hope
that the trees and communities in your lives are growing well.
We have
some exciting bits of news to share with you:
1.
A
great source of funding! Strategic Growth Council grants for urban
greening.
2.
Happy
year of the international forest!
3.
Goldspotted Oak Borer: don’t let it spot you!
4.
CaUFC
updates: send us your event information, and help our membership grow,
and the latest news links!
1.
A
great source of funding! Strategic Growth Council grants for urban
greening.
A great source for both
local government agencies and non-profits to fund their green dreams! On behalf of the
Strategic Growth Council, the California Natural Resources Agency will be
administering the second of three rounds of a competitive grant program
for urban greening projects and plans. Guidelines and FAQs are available
at http://www.resources.ca.gov/bonds_prop84_urbangreening.html.
Workshops will
offered throughout California to help with project eligibility,
competitiveness, and grant application preparation. Planned workshop
locations include: Anaheim, Oakland, Pasadena, Redding, San Diego,
Stockton, Visalia and Watsonville. See the attached workshop notice for
details.
All entities applying
for project grants will be required to submit a concept proposal form in
order to receive an invitation to submit a full application. This form
will be available at the workshops and on-line March 31, 2011. We
encourage you to participate!
2.
Happy
year of the international forest!
The United
Nations declared 2011 as the International Year of the Forest! Celebrate
forests for people, worldwide, through information available here: http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/. The launch was
yesterday and you can watch clips of it online, including Edward Norton’s
support for the forests!
3.
Goldspotted Oak Borer: don’t let it spot you!
UC
Cooperative Extension synthesized a great piece of info to prevent the
spread of golden spotted oak borer. This pest can really wreak havoc, so
everyone (and especially anyone involved in tree planting and care!)
should be aware of this. The document is attached to this message, and we
encourage you to share it with your friends in the field. More info on
this pesky pest is available here: http://ucanr.org/sites/gsobinfo/
4.
CaUFC updates: send us your event information, and help our
membership grow!
We’re eager
to hear what your city, organization and regional council are doing to
strengthen your community’s urban forest. We’d love to hear your updates
– they inspire others, and help us learn how we can support you in future
projects. We’d love to hear from you!
Want to
grow support for urban forestry, for free? Refer a member! Helping us
grow our membership is a powerful way to help urban forestry gain the
support it needs for secure and sustainable funding throughout the state.
Please invite your friends to join us, for free! And remember: our
membership contest of a $100 gift certificate for the first three members
who get 25 new members to join is well on its way!
Join as a
member, for free: http://www.caufc.org/Membership
Fun
links to tools and headlines:
Oakmapper
- an iphone app to track sudden oak death!
Carbon tree calculator – how much carbon do your trees
sequester?
Tree equity – how does urban greening
relate to wealth and health?
Many
thanks for all that you do to grow trees, communities and more! Please be
in touch if you have any questions or news to share.
Best
wishes,
Sonya
Hammons
Program
Director
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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