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New CFAB Training and Advocacy Page

Several members of SDRUFC play an active role in the City of San Diego’s Community Forestry Advisory Board (CFAB).  CFAB is developing presentations geared toward tree advocacy and education for new and existing members.  SDRUFC has agreed to host these presentations on our website to allow ease of access to this material for CFAB members and the general public. Please visit out new webpage to view the presentations.  Feel free to make a copy and edit for your own use!  CFAB members who have given a presentation please get in touch with Corey or Vince to get your presentation added to the page.

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Miss a post

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!

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Great Webinars on Urban Forestry Topics

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

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A Growing Passion

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/. 

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August 2nd Meeting

Our August 2nd meeting will be held at:

War Memorial Building in Balboa Park, 3325 Zoo Drive.

Free parking in the north part of the Zoo parking lot. Or take the trolley to City College Trolley Station (C Street and Broadway then the 7 bus north on Park Avenue (or walk 1.9 miles).
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:

Climate Change mitigation through the CA Climate Investments

How the CALFIRE Urban Forestry program’s past, present and future funding is contributing to a more sustainable society.

Presented by:

Lynnette Short

Lynnette Short serves as the State’s Regional Urban Forester for San Diego, Imperial and Orange counties. She holds a Bachelors degree in Forestry & Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Fire & Fuels Management from Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. She started her career with CAL FIRE in 2003 as a seasonal wildland firefighter, and then migrated to Resource Management working in the Vegetation Management and Fuels reduction program. In 2006 she took a position in the Urban Forestry program, where she manages local Urban Forestry grants through the State’s Climate Investment’s programs. She also works with local municipalities and non-profit organizations to improve Urban Forests in the southern region.

RSVP by Friday July 28, 2017

 Please email confirmation

mikepalat@aol.com

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Life Among The Leaves!

Life Among the Leaves is our parent organization’s (California Urban Forests Council) annual conference.  Register today!  We would love to have representatives from San Diego there.

Wed. August 23, – Thurs. August 24, 2017 – San Rafael, CA

Life Among the Leaves is a conference for those interested in how urban forestry and nature in our neighborhoods can provide benefits for us today, and in the future.

Est. 1968

Life Among the Leaves is hosted by the California Urban Forests Council, established in 1968.

Great Speakers

Come, learn and be inspired by those working today to sustain our urban forests and continue to create sustainable communities in the future.

Great Location

Located in Marin County, San Rafael has been Tree City for 34 years and is home to Frank Lloyd Wright’s last great piece of architecture, the Marin Civic Center.

 

Register at:  https://caufc.org/programs/annual-conference/

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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.