Benicia Tree Foundation in the News
Lake Herman Open Space Progress Report
November 12th was crisp and clear at 9AM when nine Benicia Tree Foundation volunteers assembled at the entrance to the Community Park service road for a Second Saturday Tree Care Day. They walked 10 minutes to the Lake Herman Open Space project site to check out how the trees survived the summer. Steven Goetz, Benicia […]
New Trees for Duncan Graham Park on Arbor Day
Ten trees were planted and mulched by over 30 volunteers who attended the Benicia Arbor Day event at Duncan Graham Park on October 8. This annual event was sponsored by the City of Benicia and the Benicia Tree Foundation to help maintain Benicia’s Tree City USA designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation. Volunteers arrived […]
Acorn Season Underway
This week volunteers began collecting acorns for planting this fall/winter. Collecting occurred in the open space behind behind Benicia. Valley oaks were producing. Blue oaks, unfortunately, were not producing a crop this year (that we could tell). Acorn collection from Live oaks will begin next month. Our acorn collection supports a joint effort with the […]
Lake Herman Trees get TLC
Benicia Tree Foundation organized a tree care day on August 9 at our Lake Herman Open Space project for 16 volunteers from the Valero Benicia Refinery . It was a beautiful day to be at the lake. Most of the volunteers were college interns working at the refinery during the summer. Tasks involved checking cages […]
How to Plant 1,000 Trees in Benicia
BTF Holds Open House On June 23, the Benicia Tree Foundation held an open house at Benicia High School. The purpose was to celebrate the planting of 1,000 trees in Benicia and to share ideas for planting the next 1,000 trees in Benicia. The open house began with a 21-minute presentation describing what it takes […]
Foundation Celebrates 1,000 Trees Planted in Benicia
What does 1,000 trees planted by volunteers look like in Benicia? Find out by attending an open house on Thursday, June 23 at Benicia High School at 7:00 PM hosted by the Board of Directors of the Benicia Tree Foundation. This one-hour event will start with a review of what Benicia Tree Foundation has accomplished, […]
Tree Recommendations for the Park Master Plan Update
The Benicia Tree Foundation Board of Directors has prepared recommendations for tree projects to include in the update of the Parks, Trails & Open Space Master Plan. The City of Benicia began the update process last year by organizing focus groups of community stakeholders to get their ideas for opportunities to improve the park system. […]
Benicia Tree Foundation Benefits from Recent Donations
Businesses and individuals are helping Benicia Tree Foundation continue its mission. Benicia Tree Foundation wants to acknowledge the businesses and individuals who made donations to the Foundation in the past month. Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown donated $500. Supervisor Brown’s district includes all of Benicia and she has welcomed volunteers at several of our Tree […]
Benicia Preschool Celebrates Earth Day 2022
Five trees planted at Francesca Terrace Park. The Starlight Montesorri School asked Benicia Tree Foundation for advice on planning an Earth Day celebration suitable for their preschoolers. We connected them to the City Parks and Community Services Department. City staff identified a park that needed more trees and helped select the appropriate tree species. The […]