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April 28, 2011
Dear green community
builders,
Happy National Arbor Day! We encourage all to celebrate the benefits that
trees provide you every day. From carbon sequestration to water
management and visual appeal, trees do a lot for us! Learn more about
National Arbor Day at http://www.arborday.org/.
In this update:
1. CaUFC has a new calendar!
2. CaUFC Newsletter archives now online
3. Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit updates
4. Is a green job your dream job?
5. Funding – Strategic Growth Council Urban Greening Project (June 17)
and Urban Greening Planning (July 1) grants
6. Funding -- EPA Environmental Education Grant applications due May 2
7. Get ready for the California Urban Wood Conference! May 19-21, San
Francisco
8. Save the Date: California Urban and Community Forest Conference, Sept
15-17 in Palo Alto
9. 77th Annual Western Chapter ISA Conference and Trade Show – May 11-13
10. Society of American Foresters event in Pasadena
11. San Joaquin Valley Urban Forest Council Meeting – May 5, 2011 –
discussion on funding street tree maintenance
1.
CaUFC has a new calendar!
We’re proud to announce the debut of our new calendar!
You can now view events by week, month, or an
easy-to-read list. You can copy events to your own Google calendar with a
single click, so you’ll be sure to remember the great upcoming events.
To add
your local urban forestry events to the calendar, just send me an email!
Check it out: http://www.caufc.org/Calendar
2. CaUFC Newsletter archives now online
For those of you who joined the list recently, or anyone who wants a
trip down memory lane, old e-newsletters are now available on our
website:
http://www.caufc.org/Newsletter
Thanks for reading!
3. Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit updates
The Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit is a free tool to help urban
forest managers develop plans that are appropriate for their urban
forests. This interactive website systematizes what you have, what you
want to have, and what steps you need to take to reach your goal. It is
easy to use, yields a comprehensive planning document (downloadable as a
Word file), and it’s free!
The
website recently underwent revision to offer added functionalities. We
hope it’s useful for you in your urban forest planning!
The
Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit is available for free at: http://ufmptoolkit.com/
4. Is a green job your dream job?
Looking for a way to contribute to your community while earning a living?
Explore green jobs! Self Magazine’s April edition features an article on
green jobs, and the first one listed is urban forester!
Congratulations
to Certified Urban Forester Deborah Day for being featured in the
article!
Click here for to explore green jobs, including urban forestry: http://www.self.com/health/2011/04/best-environmental-jobs-slideshow#slide=1
5. Funding: Strategic Growth Council Urban Greening Project (June 17)
and Urban Greening Planning (July 1) grants
Please find attached the Solicitation Notice for the Urban Greening for
Sustainable Communities grant program. This program is administered
by the California Natural Resources Agency on behalf of the Strategic
Growth Council. To learn more about this program and the Strategic
Growth Council, visit: www.sgc.ca.gov
In this second of three
funding cycles, there is $20 million available for Urban Greening
Grants. Up to 25% of that amount can be used to fund urban greening
planning grants, with the balance funding urban greening projects.
You will find detailed information regarding program requirements
including eligibility, evaluation and scoring criteria in the guidelines
posted on the website at: http://resources.ca.gov/bonds_prop84_urbangreening.html
Staff is available to
provide assistance as you prepare concepts for urban greening project
grants and full applications for urban greening planning grants. Contact
information is provided below and on the attached Solicitation Notice.
Please note that the
guidelines and the Concept Proposal Form were updated to reflect the
Council’s decision to adopt consideration of the risks of Sea Level Rise
in the review process. Make sure you use the latest version.
If you have any
questions please contact:
Polly
Escovedo, Manager, Bonds & Grants, California Natural Resources
Agency
(916) 653-2812
Urbangreening@resources.ca.gov
6. 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
7. Get ready for the
California Urban Wood Conference! May 19-21, San Francisco
Golden Gate Club, Presidio of San Francisco
Urban trees shade our
hot streets, sequester carbon dioxide, and more! But what should we do
with them when they need to be removed? Mulch and biofuel sends all of
that carbon straight back into the atmosphere. This conference explores
the creative and positive uses of urban wood that continue to store
carbon and add beauty to our everyday life!
This conference features a fantastic collection of speakers from across
the nation who represent some of the top leaders in urban wood
utilization. Learn lessons from their extensive experience to bring about
the change you would like to make in your own community.
Please take a look at
the conference website and look closely at the great list of speakers.
http://fuf.net/urbanwood/index.html
8. 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
9. 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/
10. Society of American Foresters event in Pasadena
The San Gabriel Chapter Society of American Foresters together with
Humboldt Alumni invite you for a reception followed by a screening of
National Geographic Channel’s documentary Climbing Redwood Giants. The
film is an exploration of redwoods featuring the research of Humboldt
State University Professor Steve Sillett, the Kenneth L. Fisher Chair in
Redwood Forest Ecology, and chronicles the adventures of world renowned
National Geographic explorer Michael Fay.
Sillett and his
students changed the way scientists looked at redwood forests when they
began climbing the trees and discovering crowns
supporting a rich community of life. He studies
all aspects of redwood forest canopy ecology, including epiphytes, tree
physiology, canopy microclimates and wildlife.
The event is free
and includes a reception with light refreshments. Register by May 10 as
there is limited seating. Refer to the contacts below for additional
information. Click here
to access the Humboldt Alumni RSVP form.
Date:
Tuesday, May
24, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:
Pasadena Central Library in the Donald R. Wright
Auditorium
238 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91101 Click for: MAP
PARKING
11. San Joaquin Valley Urban
Forest Council Meeting – May 5, 2011 – discussion on funding street tree
maintenance
The next San Joaquin Valley Urban Forest Council will be held in
Bakersfield on Thursday, May 5, 2011 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, including
discussion of an innovative proposal to fund street tree maintenance.
Date:
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Time:
1:30 - 3:30pm
Location:
Bakersfield College Horticulture Department, Renegade Park
Please see http://www.caufc.org/San%20Joaquin%20Valley%20Urban%20Forest%20Council
for more details.
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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