california shade newsletter, fall 2005 ~ california urban forestry program

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California ShadeA Newsletter From The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Urban Forestry Program

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Proposition 12 2005-2006grants have been revised.Look for new simplifiedgrant applications at theUFEI web site atwww.UFEI.calpoly.edu.Grants for 2005 include:“Green Trees for TheGolden State” for commu-nity tree planting, and Leaf-It-To-Us for tree plantingprojects at Californiaschools. The Leaf-It-To-Usapplication will be out inmid-November 2005.

Fall 2005

On Earth Day 2005 47 adults and children spent theday planting 29 trees on the campus of Ellwood El-ementary School in Goleta, California. The plantingswere organized in two shifts, and staff from GoletaUnion School District helped prepare many of the treesites on the previous day. West Covina Nurseriessupplied the trees at a discount.

This project was made possible by a Leaf-It-To-Usgrant provided by the California Department of Forestryand Fire Protection (CDF) with additional support fromthe Ellwood School Site Council, Ellwood PrincipalJoanne Young and staff, Goleta Unified School DistrictSuperintendent Ida Rickborn and staff, and GoletaValley Beautiful, a non-profit urban forestry organiza-tion. Their combined efforts will make the Ellwoodcampus a green and shady place for years to come.

A Shady Place For Kids

A volunteer at Ellwood Elementary School in Goleta, Califor-nia prepares a planting location for one of 29 trees providedby a Leaf-It-To-Us grant from CDF’s Urban Forestry Program.

California Developer WinsNational “Building WithTrees” Award - see page 3

Grant Opportunity - 2006Challenge Cost Share -see page 4



Proposition 12 Grants

Urban Forestry Program Newsletter

City of Downey Community Reforestation Project

City of Arcata Samoa Greenway Project

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The City of Downey is located in South-ern California just south of Los Angeles.The city used their Proposition 12 grant

funds to plant 768 trees in various locationsthroughout the city, including residentialstreets, parks, a cemetery and a golf course.Trees are native and non-native ornamen-tals that were selected for their diseaseresistance, adaptation to the urban land-scape, shade capacity and minimal litterproduction. They are also intended to reduceincoming coastal breezes and Santa Anawind conditions, abate noise levels fromintersections and thoroughfares, reducesmog levels and provide cooling for areaswith asphalt paving. The project included apublic awareness component with treeplanting and maintenance demonstrationsand an adopt-a-tree program to encouragelong-term tree maintenance observations bythe volunteer groups who planted the trees.

This Proposition 12 project planted 74trees along Samoa Boulevard. in the City ofArcata, located on the Northern Californiacoast near Eureka. Trees are native and non-

native ornamentals chosen for their ability toreach a large size and to contribute to avisually pleasing and diverse landscape,carbon sequestration capacity, suitability tothe local climate, low maintenance needs andtolerance for urban conditions. The project ispart of an effort to create the SamoaGreenway Corridor along Samoa Boulevard,one of Arcata’s most heavily traveled road-ways. It will establish a visual buffer betweenresidential areas and traffic, adding diversityand vibrance to the landscape and encouragebike and pedestrian commuting within the cityby fostering healthy, aesthetically pleasing,forested urban greenways. Sunny BraeMiddle School science students were involvedwith the planting and mulching of approxi-mately 25 trees. A project awareness plaqueattached to the bench shown at left is locatedalong the corridor’s pedestrian path.




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The Center for Watershed Protection (CWP), incooperation with the USDA Forest Service, North-eastern Area State & Private Forestry program, isproducing a three-part manual series on usingtrees to protect and restore urban watersheds. Thecontents of the manual are the result of extensive

research compiled over the past year as well astwo design workshops held in early 2004 thatfocused on using trees for stormwater treatmentand planting trees in the urban landscape. Theseworkshops were attended by more than 40 local,regional and national experts, including foresters,stormwater engineers, landscape architects,arborists, urban soil scientists, watershed plannersand representatives from parks, transportation andutility companies. For details, see : www.cwp.org/ forestry/index.htm

Protecting Urban Watersheds

In cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, theSociety of Municipal Arborists is pleased to announcethe Municipal Forester Institute (MFI). This institute isa week-long intensive training event to help individu-als be more effective in promoting and administeringurban and community forestry programs in their

communities. The inaugural event will be held Febru-ary 12-17, 2006, at the Lake Arrowhead ConferenceCenter, located in the mountains east of Los Angeles.

This institute is designed for those individuals whohave policy and decision-making authority over treesin their city. Those who hold titles such as city for-ester, municipal arborist, urban forester, urban for-estry specialist, community forester and so forth arethe target audience. Some topics to be coveredinclude: developing a leadership approach to urbanand community forestry programs; growing and

enhancing an urban forestry program; strategicplanning and urban forest management plans; andworking effectively with boards, commissions, andcoalitions.

The cost for MFI will be $800 which covers thetraining materials, meals and lodging for the week.Participation will be limited to 100 individuals. TheSociety of Municipal Arborists website, www.urban-forestry.com, will be updated with more details and aregistration form.

Municipal Forester Institute Kicks Off

Grant Opportunity - 2006 Challenge Cost Share Request for Pre-Proposals

The National Urban and Community ForestryAdvisory Council has released the 2006 Chal-lenge Cost-Share (CCS) Request for Pre-Propos-als (RFP). You may secure a copy of the CCSRFP at the Council’s website: www.treelink.org/

nucfac.The Council is seeking pre-proposals in the

following categories:1. Innovative Urban and Community Forestry forMinority and Underserved Populations.2. Advancing the Emerging Field of Green Infra-structure and Sustainable Urban EcosystemDevelopment.

3. Innovative Urban and Community ForestryResearch and Technology Development.4. Specially Targeted Projects of NationalSignificance:

A. Nationwide Database for Lidar Satellite

Imaging of Urban Forest CanopyB. Grassroots Funding InitiativeC. Replication and Transfer of Model Urban

Forestry ProgramsD. Assessment of Storm Damage to Urban

Forests

Do You Drive A Car?

Planting two trees can offsetthe carbon emmisions

produced by your vehicle.




California Department of Forestry & FireProtection

Urban Forestry Program Contacts

Glenn FlamikUrban Forestry Program Administrator

Sacramento Headquarters, Sacramento, CA

(916) [email protected]

Bruce HagenUrban Forester

Northern Region Headquarters, Santa Rosa, CA(707) 576-2936

[email protected]

Darla MillsForestry Assistant II

South Region Headquarters, Fresno, CA(559) 243-4109

[email protected]

John MelvinForestry Assistant II

Southern Operations Center, Riverside, CA(951) 320-6124

[email protected]

www.fire.ca.gov/ResourceManagement/UrbanForestry

www.ufei.calpoly.edu

CDF’s Urban Forestry Program Newsletter ispublished by the California Department of

Forestry & Fire Protection

GovernorThe State of California

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Secretary of Resources

The Resources AgencyMike Chrisman

DirectorCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire

ProtectionDale Geldert

California Regional Urban Forestry Council Contacts:

If you would like to receive thispublication by email, please sendan email request to:

[email protected]

San Diego Regional Urban Forestry Council - Michael Palat, 714-920-4366, [email protected]

California Community Urban Forests Council - Ken Knight, 805-252-1952, [email protected]

San Joaquin Valley Urban Forests Council - Bill Dufresne, 209-342-2233, [email protected]

Inland Empire Urban Forests Council - Spencer Knight, 760-346-0611 ext. 454, [email protected]

Sacramento Urban Forests Council - Rob Kerth, 916-924-8733 ext. 113, [email protected]

Los Angeles/Orange Co. Regional Forests Council - Larry Smith, 323-441-8634, [email protected]

Bay Area Urban Forsts Council - Doug Wildman, 415-561-6890 ext. 109, [email protected]

California Urban Forests Council - Dana Karcher, 661-325-6650, [email protected]

Central Coast Regional Urban Forests Council - Cindy McCall, 805-875-8036, [email protected]

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