Concept Proposals Due 11/29/18

Local Workshop 10/24 1pm-3pm 3225 Zoo Park Drive (Balboa Park War Memorial Building)

Grants Available for

•Urban Forest Expansion and Improvement

•Urban Wood and Biomass Utilization

•Urban Forest Management Activities

•Urban Forest Education and Research

More Information at http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_urbanforestry_grants

 

Do you have a local urban forestry representative, project, or program that deserves recognition?  Nominate them for one of SDRUFC’s annual awards!  Awards are availalble for

• Best Innovative Urban Forest Project
• Best Community Tree Planting Event
• Best Urban Forestry Educational Project
• Trees and Water Aard
• Best San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council REpresentative
• Best Plant Health Care Program

Nominates are due November 8th.  Nominate your favorites here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUI0UCnHYaKA6HWG8IUaZsL3E26rP1eDutS4xQXpg915UliA/viewform

The Balboa Park Conservancy is helping preserve, protect, and renew Balboa Park’s urban forest with the help of tree lovers like you.

Balboa Park’s collection of more than 15,000 trees is an extraordinary asset to our region. However, their adequate care requires dedicated support from the community. Tree Stewards are specially trained to monitor newly planted trees, general health conditions of existing trees, soil moisture surrounding new trees, including identifying irrigation needs, and possible pest infestation. The Balboa Park Conservancy proudly partners with Tree San Diego to monitor Balboa Park trees through our volunteer Balboa Park Tree Stewards program. Join our team and have another great reason to spend more time in beautiful Balboa Park!

For more information or to fill out an application, click here.

There are considerable concerns for Southern California landscapes due to the Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB), Invasive Shot Hole Borers/Fusarium Dieback Disease (ISHB/FD), and South American Palm Weevil (SAPW).  Register for this workshop 10/19/18 at the Point Event Center in Beautiful Mission Bay Park.  http://ucanr.edu/sites/gsobinfo/News_and_Events/Training_Events/

Utility lines around trees are a concern for every arborist, not only those who work in the utility vegetation management industry. Join us in Anaheim for a workshop educating about avoiding electrical hazards, utility pruning specifications, the human performance factors of safety, and utility tree risk management. This event is geared towards tree workers involved in both utility and private tree maintenance.   Friday September 21, 2018.  Anaheim Convention Center.  More information and register here https://wcisa.net/meeting/5699

If you think it’s been a long hot summer, your trees agree with you.

If you haven’t been providing water to them, start now! If you have been getting your trees water, keep it up! They need your help.

For more info see our page at www.sdrufc.com/treewatering

San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council Presents

AN URBAN FOREST SUMMIT FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES

October 3rd 9am to Noon War Memorial Building Room 3 3325 Zoo Park Drive San Diego Free Parking in the adjacent North Zoo Parking Lot

This is a FREE event!

This summit is designed to provide valuable management information for all of the regions public agencies in five key areas;

Climate Action Plans	Crystal Najera, Encinitas Climate Action Plan Program Administrator, will discuss the role of trees in reducing carbon emissions in the City of Encinitas
Budgets and Funding for Urban Forests	Brian Widener City of San Diego Urban Forester will discuss how agency tree maintenance is funded and unique outside of the box ways of getting tree work done as a public agency.
Pest Detection Planning	A review of the current pest concerns relating to trees for San Diego county and how to be poised to defend against future invasions by John Kabashima, MBA, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Preparing for Fires	Lynnette Short, CAL FIRE Regional Urban Forester will review common misconceptions about urban trees and fire hazards, and what we as Urban Foresters can do to optimize urban forest benefits while maintaining fire safe practices.
Preparing for water shortages	A discussion of some of the latest outlooks on water usage in California.  Additionally a review of some of the innovative ways to keep landscapes and trees thriving despite drought restrictions.

 

Morning Coffee and Pastries Provided

Please e-mail Mikepalat@aol.com to register

Our August 1st meeting will be held at:

Sweetwater Community Room, 
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park.

This meeting will be held from 10:30am to 1:30pm

Directions: From the 125 South, exit Elkelton Pl to Paradise Valley Rd. Left on S. Worthington and take it until it becomes Sweetwater Rd. Left on Bonito Rd and left on San Miguel Rd. Left on Camp Ground Rd and drive into the reserve.

http://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/SweetwaterSummit.html

Please register by Friday July 27th, 2018 at link Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scary-pests-impacting-san-diego-county-trees-tickets-47817510461

This Months topic will be:

Scary Pests impacting San Diego County Trees

Join us as we cover quarantines in San Diego County that are impacting trees both in the field and in nurseries. Pests such as the South American palm weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) and others you may want to be aware of will be the topic of discussion. Co-hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures (AWD). Presented by Tracy Ellis, Agricultural Scientist, San Diego County Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures. This workshop can include an optional walking tour of a palm weevil infested area.

Tracy Ellis from the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has worked 11 years for the County and took Dr. David Kellum’s position as agricultural scientist in entomology. Tracy is originally from Sturbridge, MA. She attended grad school at Ames Iowa at Iowa State University while working for seed company Mycogen Plant Sciences. She has worked for the University of California Cooperative Extension and Dow AgroSciences since 1987 while living on and off in San Diego. 

This meeting will have 1 CEU for Arborist/Tree Worker Certification
(with payment)

This meeting will cost $20.00
with lunch included.

Please register by Friday July 27th, 2018 at link Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scary-pests-impacting-san-diego-county-trees-tickets-47817510461

 

“Faulconer to trim forestry budget as climate-plan pledge to plant more trees fails to bloom” – San Diego Union Tribune

“San Diego City Council ‘Disappointed’ With Mayor Faulconer’s Budget Revisions” – KPBS

Contrary to requirements in San Diego’s Climate Action Plan, Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s revised FY19 budget continues to slash San Diego’s Urban Forestry program.  The over $800,000.00 reduction in funding will provide tree maintenance only ONCE EVERY 21 YEARS!

Please help us Save Our Shade!  There are two things you can do NOW to take action against Mayor Faulconer’s cuts.

1-Attend the budget committee meeting on Wednesday May 23rd at 9am in Council Chambers

2-E-mail Mayor Faulconer and City Council!  Encourage council members to remind Mayor Faulconer of the benefits trees provide AND the requirements of San Diego’s own Climate Action Plan!

Remind them that trees:

• Provide shade and cool our community
• Encourage shopping and have positive economic impact
• Calm traffic
• Are an important part of storm water mitigation

We are asking for:

• Tree maintenance be funded at current levels – $900,000.00
• The free tree program, important to the CAP, remain funded at $300,000.00
• Two additional horticulturists be funded and hired – $200,000.00

Additional information and e-mail addresses for City Council can be found here.