Forest ecosystems require a stable climate that no longer exists. California has lost 7% of its forest cover since 1985. This will hamper the state’s plant to fight climate change. The non-profit magazine, High Country News, has an article that describes this future in more detail. Click here to read more. Lead photo of Black […]
While surveying tree locations in the Lake Herman Open Space, volunteers found signs of another owl box being occupied by a Barn owl. Owl scat was found beneath a box where none had been found before. This was good news because rodents are still eating trees in the open space. (Note, the top picture is […]
The Benicia Tree Foundation often shares posts from the Solano County Master Gardeners weekly blog “Under the Solano Sun“. This blog recently contained an article on one of our favorite trees for Benicia, Ginkgo biloba, reminding us on this winter day of the beautiful fall color this tree provides. This article also contained a link […]
Several years ago the City of New York published the New York City Tree Map, which is a web-based tool residents can use to get up close and personal with the City’s trees. Residents can learn about the trees on their street, record their efforts to care for these trees, and report tree problems to […]
In 2020, Benicia Tree Foundation co-sponsored its first tree planting on I-780 with the volunteer organization, In Support of Mother Earth, after many years of seeing trees removed from Benicia’s freeways by Caltrans This project was located at the Military West westbound offamp from I-780 (Exit 3B) and was made possible through the Caltrans Adopt-a-Highway […]
