Month: August 2017

 

The San Diego Regional Urban Forest Council is accepting nominations for our 2017 Annual Awards!

Please nominate any people, projects, organizations, or agencies, who you think deserve recognition and celebration for their work in San Diego County in 2017.

 

Congrats again to our 2016 awardees:

Best Innovative Urban Forest Project

City of La Mesa Downtown Village Streetscape Improvement Project

Recognized for their innovative use of silva-cells in the reconstruction and reforestation of their Downtown area.

Best Community Tree Planting Event or Arbor Day

Tree San Diego Parks Plus Event

The Parks Plus Project benefits the San Diego region through the planting of 75 environmentally beneficial trees in four parks: Southcrest Community Park, Dorothy Petway Park, Mountain View Park, and Kimball Park. The new trees will increase shade, add beauty, and reduce air pollution and storm water run-off. Parks Plus honored the service of Officer Jonathan De Guzman, who selflessly gave his life while protecting the residents of the Southcrest Community, by dedicating the planting of the trees In Southcrest Community Park on this day.

Best Urban Forestry Educational Project

Global Forest Link

For their innovative engagement of high school students, in learning about their forests and connecting with other students across the world. www.globalforestlink.com

Trees and Water Award

Bruce Englebert and Cynthia Irmer

For their tireless efforts in involving community youth to water new tree plantings and educate them about the benefits of trees.

Best San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council Representative

Anne Fege

For her tremendous involvement and achievements in multiple urban forestry groups and projects in the San Diego area.

 

 

Miss one of our blog posts?  We strive to provide information on a regular basis about Urban Forestry in San Diego and Southern California.  Check out our Blog Page for all of our posts.  Have something you want to contribute?  Let Corey or Vince know!

Did you miss our August 2nd meeting last week where Lynette Short (Our Cal-Fire Regional Urban Forester) presented on the history and opportunity of Cal-Fire’s urban forestry grants?  Or did you attend this fantastic presentation and want to learn more?  Check out the presentations section on our Urban Forestry Resources webpage for copies of this presentation and many others!

Did you know the USFS has a monthly FREE Webinar series?

Second Wednesdays | 1:00 – 2:15 pm ET

The Forest Service’s Urban Forest Connections webinar series brings experts together to discuss the latest science, practice, and policy on urban forestry and the environment. Every second Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:15 Pacific Time, open to all. Past webinar presentations and recordings are available https://www.fs.fed.us/research/urban-webinars/#past-webinars.

Selected recent-past webinars:

Tree Risk Assessments: Cutting edge science meets practical applications
May 10, 2017, Gregory Dahle, West Virginia University; Andrew Koeser, University of Florida Gulf Coast Research & Education Center; Mark Duntemann, Natural Path Urban Forestry

Give me the Numbers: How Trees and Urban Forests REally Affect Stormwater Runoff February 8, 2017, Eric Kuehler, USDA Forest Service; and Aarin Teague, San Antonio River Authority

Urban forests and trees are featured as one of six episodes in “A Growing Passion” series on KPBS—and watching it will remind you of why you love and/or work with trees! The program has stories about local benefits and opportunities, issues and conflicts, community support and successes, and how trees matter in our lives. These stories highlight 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; and TreePeople in Los Angeles. The series is produced by gardening expert Nan Sterman, producer Marianne Gerdes, and their team, and the urban forestry episode is archived at http://agrowingpassion.com/episode-505-urban-forests-trees-plants-city/.