Benicia Tree Foundation, in partnership with BUSD and the Semple Parent-Teacher Group has successfully planted 80 trees at Robert Semple Elementary School as part of our Urban Forestry Initiative. Supported by a generous grant from California ReLeaf, BTF volunteers along with parents, teachers and students joined together over a series of volunteer work days planting trees at the Semple campus that will benefit Benicia students for generations to come!
The Benicia Tree Foundation has organized Tree Care Days to check on how the trees are growing. About 90% of the trees have become established, living on rainfall alone. Many have grown large enough to require some pruning. In 2023, a Boy Scout installed a sign commemorating the tree planting at Semple School as part of his Eagle Scout project.
