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The Arbor Day Foundation is hosting a training webinar next week about identifying and building community partners and collaboration. ?? Arbor Day Foundation Training: Identifying Community Partners and Initiating Dialogue on Collaborative Opportunities ?? September 17th ?? 12 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET) ? Who Can Attend: IRA Recipients & the General Public ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3XsSLDo ??About the Training?? The training session is the first in a three-part series offered by the Arbor Day Foundation and facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael. The training webinar is designed for all project partners receiving Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding through the USDA Forest Service. However, this training series is open to the public, and you do not have to be an IRA grantee to register or participate. ??Learning Objectives for the Training?? ??Identify key community partners, such as churches, schools, and neighborhood associations. ??Conduct effective outreach to diverse community groups, including underrepresented populations. ??Initiate dialogues with potential partners to explore collaborative opportunities. ??Define the concept of "collaborative" in the context of public participation. ??Develop strategies for sharing information and making decisions jointly with community partners. #UrbanForestry

Congrats to our California Arbor Week grantee, Priceless Pets Ranch and Learning Center, who completed their tree-planting grant project generously sponsored by Edison International. Priceless Pets Ranch and Learning Center (PPRLC) is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter and demonstration farm with an education center for the San Bernardino County community. Its mission is to care for its farm and ranch animals, provide community education about animals and animal care, and educate the community about the importance of environmental stewardship and its role in providing healthy places for people and animals. PPRLC hosts community events, educational camps, and field trips for thousands of San Bernardino County residents throughout the year. With Arbor Week grant funding, PPRLC hosted an Earth Day event with family-friendly activities related to environmental stewardship, biodiversity, and animal care. Community members helped plant trees while learning about the benefits they would provide to visitors to the ranch and the animals on the property. PPRLC chose to plant large 36 and 45-gallon trees, which, although being more challenging to transport and plant, are now providing immediate shade to visitors, including school children, summer camp students, and the many farm animals on site. Tree Cheers to our grantee PPRLC, and big thanks to our grant sponsor, Edison International, as well as the ongoing support we receive from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the USDA Forest Service, who help make these small grants possible! Learn More about California ReLeaf's Grant Programs by visiting our website: https://lnkd.in/gEgCP2fe #urbanforestry #grantprojects #grants #urbantrees #treeplanting

Have you registered yet? ?? Webinar: Invasive Shothole Borer Update - ISHB Now Detected in Northern California ?? Date: Wed., September 18th ?? Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3ZaIHS5 ??About the Webinar?? Join us on September 18th at 11 a.m. to learn more about the Invasive Shothole Borer and its recent detection in Northern California. The webinar will provide an update on the spread of ISHB in Northern California, how to report it if it’s found in your area, lessons learned from Southern California, and steps your organization can take to proactively plan for its impact on your community. ??Speakers?? ??Igor La?an, Bay Area Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension ??Kurt Peacock, Arborist, Tree San Diego ??About Invasive Shothole Borer?? Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are beetles that tunnel into trees and introduce a fungal disease (Fusarium dieback) that can cause tree death. The beetle disease complex has killed thousands of trees and has become well-established in many Southern California and the Central Coast areas. ISHB continues to spread and recently was confirmed in San Jose, threatening the integrity of Northern California’s urban and riparian forests. Learn more on UCANR’s website: https://lnkd.in/gaj7_zsx #urbanforestry #InvasiveShotHoleBorer #ISHB #treecare

?? Urban Forestry Leadership Training Opportunity! Our friends at the Urban and Community Forestry Society (UCFS) have opened applications for its 2025 Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI), an exciting, high-level training opportunity that guides professionals in the leadership and managerial aspects of urban forestry. This week-long intensive educational program delivers a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to learn how to grow more successful community tree programs. ?? What: MFI ?? When: February 23-28, 2025 ?? Where: Scotts Valley, CA (Santa Cruz County) ? Applications Due: October 1, 2024 ?? Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g9iicX6m #urbanforestry #leadership #training

Network Members, we hope you will join us next month on October 9th for our next Learn Over Lunch with Climate Action Now! (CAN!). ?? Webinar: Learn Over Lunch with?Climate Action Now! ?? Date: Wed., October 9th ?? Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. (presentation starts at Noon) ?? Topic: Tree Care and Ecological Maintenance as a Community Asset ? Who Can Attend: California ReLeaf Network Member organization staff, volunteers, board members, interns, or affiliates ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3Mzu3MN ??Webinar Description?? CAN!, an organization based in San Francisco, will share about their Community Tree Care and Ecological Maintenance model. Learn how CAN! has engaged diverse community members in hands-on garden and tree establishment efforts and created a dynamic irrigation and maintenance campaign uniting neighbors and families in the shared horticultural responsibilities needed to ensure tree establishment.

?? Grant Opportunity! GreenLatinos recently announced they are now accepting proposals for their Trees In Your Community Grant Program. Funding for this grant is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, in partnership with GreenLatinos Justicia Y Equidad Fund for urban tree planting and maintenance. The grant program focuses on projects that engage communities collaboratively to combat extreme heat, provide workforce development opportunities, and create new community partnerships. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gXpNJ4Gt ?? Eligible Applicants ?? ? Community-based non-profit organizations (CBO); OR ? Partnerships between multiple community-based non-profit organizations (CBOs); OR ? Partnerships between a CBO and the following: o a Federally Recognized Tribe, OR o a local government, OR o an institution of higher education ?? Eligible Locations in California ?? (see grant guidelines for other out-of-state locations) The following California Counties are eligible: Amador, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Nevada, Placer, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba. ?? Application Due Date ?? Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis starting on September 5. All applications must be submitted by October 11, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received on a first-come, first-served basis, with all award decisions finalized by October 23, 2024, ?? Award Amounts ?? Award amounts may range from a minimum of $200,000 to a maximum of $1,500,000. It is estimated that roughly $8,000,000 is available in total for this grant opportunity. #urbanforestry #inflationreductionact #IRA #grantfunding #urbanforests

Trees Cool Our Cities During Heatwaves ?? Check out this ABC7 Los Angeles news story! California ReLeaf's Executive Director Cindy Blain was interviewed along with Edith de Guzman, a researcher with UCLA Cooperative Extension after they presented at the Urban Forestry for Changing Times Symposium in Los Angeles yesterday. Watch the Interview: https://lnkd.in/gGB33Kir #UrbanForestry #ExtremeHeat #UrbanTrees #TreeCare

The?USDA Forest Service?is hosting another Urban Forest Connections Webinar in September! ?? Topic: Bringing Trees to the Ground: Model Projects Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act ?? Date: Wednesday, September 11th ?? Time: 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. PT ?? Webinar Info:?https://bit.ly/3BTczFh #UrbanForestry #CommunityForestry #InflationReductionAct #IRA

Job Opportunities! ???? California ReLeaf, based out of Sacramento, is hiring: ?? Accounting/Bookkeeper & Administration Program Manager ?? https://lnkd.in/gA7A-8Gg Canopy, based in Palo Alto, is hiring: ?? Tree Care Coordinator ?? K-12 Environmental Education Intern ?? https://lnkd.in/gwAxw7h Council for Watershed Health, based in Los Angeles, is hiring: ?? Grants and Compliance Manager ?? Project Manager ?? Community Communications Coordinator ???Operations and Administrative Assistant ?? https://bit.ly/3zYa8UQ Our City Forest, based in San Jose, is hiring: ?? Planting Program Coordinator ?? Tree Care Program Coordinator ?? Community Nursery & Training Center Program Coordinator ?? Watering Technician ?? Climate Corps Service Member ?? https://lnkd.in/gAWZ_Gap Sacramento Tree Foundation, is hiring: ?? Administrative Assistant (Apply by 9/13) ?? Community Forester (Apply by 9/13) ?? https://lnkd.in/giSU-5NP Watsonville Wetlands Watch, is hiring: ?? Director of Operations and Finance ?? Environmental Educator (Bilingual) ?? https://lnkd.in/g4zqdk76 Friends of the Urban Forest, based in San Francisco, is hiring ?? Program Manager, Sidewalk Gardens ?? Green Teens Assistant ?? Green Crew Member ?? https://lnkd.in/ghvxavy8 TreePeople, based in Los Angeles, is hiring ?? Community Forestry Manager (Southeast Los Angeles) ?? Community Forestry Coordinator (San Fernando Valley) ?? Community Forestry Coordinator (South/Southeast Los Angeles) ?? Landscape Design Associate ?? Outdoor Equity Educator ?? Mountain Forestry Coordinator ?? Regional Manager (San Fernando Valley) ?? Regional Manager (South LA / Southeast LA) ?? https://lnkd.in/gDAz__pT North East Trees, based in Los Angeles, is hiring: ?? Urban Forestry Crew Supervisor ?? https://lnkd.in/ggbbHAqe #UrbanForestry #hiring #jobopportunities #jobs #greenjobs

?? Webinar: Invasive Shothole Borer Update ?? Date: Wed., September 18th ?? Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3ZaIHS5 ?? Webinar Description ?? Join us on September 18th at 11 a.m. to learn more about the Invasive Shothole Borer and its recent detection in Northern California. The webinar will provide an update on the spread of ISHB in Northern California, how to report it if it’s found in your area, lessons learned from Southern California, and steps your organization can take to proactively plan for its impact on your community. ?? Speakers ?? Igor La?an, Bay Area Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Kurt Peacock, Arborist, Tree San Diego ?? About Invasive Shothole Borer ?? Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are beetles that tunnel into trees and introduce a fungal disease (Fusarium dieback) that can cause tree death. The beetle disease complex has killed thousands of trees and has become well-established in many Southern California and the Central Coast areas. ISHB continues to spread and recently was confirmed in San Jose, threatening the integrity of Northern California’s urban and riparian forests. Learn more on UCANR’s website: https://lnkd.in/gaj7_zsx #ISHB #InvasiveShotHoleBorer #urbanforestry #treecare