Month: May 2017

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SDRUFC Member Survey

SDRUFC Executive Committee members met on May 24th to discuss our progress since our 2013 Strategic Plan and make plans for our next Strategic Plan.

Contribute your thoughts by answering our survey below:

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June 7th SDRUFC Meeting

Our June 7th meeting will be held at:

Palomar College San Marcos Campus
Cabinet and Furniture Technology Room T-125
1140 West Mission Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069-1487

This meeting will be held from 11:00am to 1:30pm

This meeting will have 1 CEU’s for Arborist / Tree Worker Certification.

This Months topic will be:

Urban Wood, Putting it to good use!

Palomar College Urban Lumber Operations including the Cabinet and furniture technology program and other future advancements coming to our industry!

Presented by Jon Stone – Jon is a local from North County, graduating from Palomar College, receiving a BA in Industrial Arts from San Diego State then continuing to receive a Masters of Education from U.S. International University.   Jon (or Jack as he is called) has been teaching woodworking technology for 34 years including 17 years at Coronado High School and over 17 years at Palomar College focusing on luthier arts.  Palomar college woodworking is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive woodworking program in the country. Our mission is to help students learn how to make an income from woodworking.

There will be a 20.00 fee for this meeting with
Lunch included      

RSVP by Friday June 2, 2017

 Please email confirmation

mikepalat@aol.com

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San Diego Urban Forestry to be featured TONIGHT 5/18 8:30pm on KPBS

Tonight at 8:30 pm!  Urban forests and trees are featured as one of six episodes in “A Growing Passion” series on KPBS. They’re produced by gardening expert Nan Sterman, producer Marianne Gerdes, and their team.  A dozen of us worked with them to tell local stories:  Save Our Peninsula Trees and tree advocacy in Ocean Beach. Tree watering with Tree San Diego and Girl Scouts. Neighborhood values of trees with Councilmember David Alvarez and others.
Please join us in watching this episode tonight, or wait until it’s archived tomorrowat http://agrowingpassion.com/episode-505-urban-forests-trees-plants-city/.  Here’s to some inspiring stories about local benefits and opportunities, issues and conflicts, community support and successes, and how trees matter in our lives!

From the Producer:

The words “urban” and “forest” may sound like contradictory terms but our urban environments are, or could be, vast forests of street trees, park trees, and backyard trees.  Trees are very important in the urban environment, where they serve many valuable purposes.  Trees:
·      Capture, hold, and filter water to clean it and buffer communities from flooding
·      Serve as a green oasis respite from the built environment
·      Offer habitat for animals, insects, people and other living beings
·      Cool the atmosphere to counter global warming
·      Generate the oxygen we breathe
·      Slow or stop erosion and absorb runoff
·      Create beauty, a sense of safety, community, and much more.
Andy Lipkis, world-renowned leader in urban forestry, is founder of Tree People in Los Angeles.  We kick off this episode with Andy giving an overview and creating an appreciation for urban forestry.  We meet him at TreePeople facilities in the Santa Monica Mountain where he tours us through demonstration and learning environments designed to serve and train a diverse audience.
Closer to home, we talk with politicians involved in the beginning of San Diego’s urban forestry efforts. We get an update on the status of San Diego’s urban forest, its management, and the conflicts inherent in the process. We meet community members whose grass roots efforts save and protect heritage trees, and young people learning about the value of trees and how to care for them, too.  That discussion helps us understand what each of us can do to support trees in our neighborhoods and our communities.
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San Elijo Planting Project

We had a great success during our Earth Day planting project at San Elijo Campground.  Check out our new web page that outlines how we are asking the users of the park help keep the trees and plants watered.  This page is on a QR code on the dozens of signs placed in every campsite there was a planting and at various other locations in the park! http://sdrufc.com/san-elijo-planting-project/