Benicia Tree Foundation in the News
Status of the Lake Herman Open Space Project
The Second Saturday Tree Care Day on June 9th was at the Lake Herman Open Space project site. This is the third dry season since 100 oak and buckeye saplings were planted east of the paved bike trail in November 2015. We were hoping that the saplings could be on their own now after receiving […]
Acorns at Benicia State Recreation Area
Tree Care Days in May were delayed until the last day of the month, when the Benicia State Recreation Area (BSRA) project site was visited. The previous Tree Care Day at this site was last December, at which time we planted acorns at eight locations where the original trees failed to survive. The Benicia Tree […]
Valero Benicia Refinery Supports Benicia Tree Foundation
Valero Benicia Refinery’s Local Charitable Giving Program targeted the Benicia Tree Foundation for the first time with a $1,500 donation. “We are grateful not only for this donation, but also for the many volunteer hours contributed by employees of the Valero Benicia Refinery through their participation in our Tree Care Days”, said Benicia Tree Foundation […]
Second Saturday Tree Care Days – Progress Report
On most second Saturdays of the month, the Benicia Tree Foundation sponsors Tree Care Days from 9 AM to Noon at one of our project sites to check on the trees we have planted and give them a little TLC. In January and February, Tree Care Days were held at the Lake Herman Open Space, […]
2018 Arbor Day – Ten Trees Planted at Francesca Terrace Park
The Benicia Tree Foundation would like to thank those who helped make Benicia’s 2018 Arbor Day celebration a success. This community tree planting event took place on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Francesca Terrace Park under mostly blue sky. Ten Deodara cedar trees were planted by a group of volunteers that included representatives from Benicia […]
Henderson Elementary Hosts Second Saturday Tree Care Day in March
Twelves volunteers spent a few hours on the morning of Saturday, March 10th to give some TLC to the trees planted by the Benicia Tree Foundation at Henderson Elementary School back in 2012. The trees have been living on rainfall alone since 2015, and almost all survived the drought. We try to visit our tree […]
Arbor Day Tree Planting – Francesca Terrace Park
Saturday, March 24, 2018, the City of Benicia and the Benicia Tree Foundation are sponsoring a community tree planting event at Francesca Terrace Park, 698 Hillcrest Avenue, at 9:00 AM to celebrate Arbor Day. Join your neighbors to help plant ten trees. No experience is needed. If you plan to attend, please register so that […]
Second Saturday in February was at Lake Herman
Ten volunteers responded to our Second Saturday Tree Care Day at Benicia Tree Foundation’s Lake Herman Open Space project site. About 18 trees were refitted with new cages to keep out the voles. There are about 30 trees left to retrofit. More BTF in the News Second Saturday in February was at Lake Herman [Edit] […]
Rose Foundation supports the Benicia Tree Foundation
Last month the Benicia Tree Foundation received a grant from the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. The grant was from their Environmental Grassroots Fund and will support BTF operations. “This grant provides a huge boost to our efforts for 2018,” said BTF President Alison Fleck. “We are also grateful to the letters of […]
3rd Thursday in January at Lake Herman
The first 3rd Thursday in 2018 was celebrated at Benicia Tree Foundation’s Lake Herman Open Space project site. About a dozen volunteers from Benicia’s Valero refinery participated. Last year they helped us start replacing the tree cages around the tree saplings planted in the open space to protect them from the voles that invaded the […]
See Schedule for the 2018 Tree Care Days
The Second Saturday and Third Thursday Tree Care Days for the first six months of 2018 have been posted on our website calendar. Each Tree Care Day begins at 9 AM and ends no later than Noon. Pick a date and register on our website or call us at 745-4546 and leave your name and […]
Preparing for the New Year
Preparing the Tree Care Days schedule for 2018 required site visits to assess conditions at the various project sites maintained by the Benicia Tree Foundation. The site visits occurred on December 23rd. Here is a quick rundown on what was found. Semple School was the first project site visited. 80 trees were planted in 2013 […]