This free 3-part interactive training will prepare you to volunteer as a Canopy Education Leader, exploring the wonderful world of trees through hands-on science lessons with elementary and middle school students.

You'll learn about teaching methodology, cultural sensitivity, and three of Canopy's unique education modules, each of which are designed to meet Next Generation Science Standards. Learn more about the training...

Saturday, September 10, 10am - 12pm

Begins at Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto

Expert arborist Deanne Ecklund of HortScience will lead a Tree Walk at the Rinconada Library & Art Center as we explore the rich connections between trees and literature.

We'll encounter diverse and beautiful trees at this former Palo Alto city hall location: Jelecote Pine, Red Horse chestnut, Chinese Pistache, Italian Stone Pine, Black Mulberry, Japanese Flowering Crabapple, Plume Cryptomeria and many others.

Full details on Canopy's calendar.

This two-part workshop is for adults and teens who want to help lead volunteer teams at community tree plantings in local schools, parks, and neighborhoods.

Part one is a classroom session that includes an introduction to urban trees, basic tree biology, proper tree-planting techniques, and best practices in young tree care.

Part Two is a hands-on field session that allows participants to put their knowledge to work planting young trees in the community.

No prior experience or knowledge is required; all skill levels are welcome! Current Canopy Planting Leaders are also welcome to attend as a refresher.

A great educational offering and volunteer opportunity from our friends at Mountain View Trees!

Hands-on Pruning Workshop
Saturday, September 17, 10am - 12pm
Mountain View Senior Center
266 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View

Guided by expert arborist Ray Morneau, volunteers will prune walnut trees at the Mountain View Senior Center. Questions? Email info@mountainviewtrees.org.

At the advisement of Planning Director Steve Monowitz, County Supervisors stopped short of a moratorium, but agreed to "fast-track" changes to tree regulations. Supervisors discussed changes such as increasing fines for not following tree-protection rules, hiring a county arborist, and soliciting help from the Sheriff's office.

The state coordinated the effort as a part of India's Paris Climate commitment to reforest twelve percent of their land by 2030. They've committed $6.2 billion to the task.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav says the massive tree planting will help fight climate change and address other big issues like pollution. 

According to experts, trees in mass plantings often have high mortality rates, but state officials plan to monitor the trees to increase survival.

India continues to explore reforestation efforts, with plans to increase the country's forest to thirty-three percent of its land area.

Read more from National Geographic or Smithsonian...

CALmatters is continuing to research forest mortality in California, and they're calling on the public to help out. All are invited to submit photos of any dead or dying oak in California, along with the city in which the tree is located.

But Milarch proposes an unconventional climate change solution: cloning.

Milarch is the co-founder of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive. Over two decades, his nonprofit has cloned 170 tree species and planted over 300,000 clones in seven countries. A recent cloning expedition took Milarch and his team of arborists to the sequoia forests of Camp Nelson, 100 miles southeast of Fresno, and then to the redwood forests of coastal northern California.

Milarch believes the size and robustness of sequoias and redwoods make them ideal for absorbing greenhouse gases. His team of expert volunteers made the recent expedition to restore Tree Archive's stock. The clones are now being nurtured and grown under a laboratory setting and later in the year will be planted in a region of Oregon to continue growing. Read more from KQED...

Also check out: The Man Who planted Trees (2015) - a remarkable book by journalist Jim Robbins, featuring Milarch and his cloning mission.

Here's your chance to find out! Montreal-based YouTuber Viva Frei captured footage of just that--with a little help from his tree-dwelling friend!

Roxy and Michelle Rapp

Nancy Mueller

Jeannie Duisenberg