Join us the morning of Sunday, September 21st to water and maintain the trees at Robert Semple School! We’ll be working from 9 AM to 12 Noon. No experience necessary – tools and instruction provided. Bring gloves if you have them. High School students earn community service hours. Register through our webform or email info@beniciatrees.org […]
Join us the morning of Sunday, August 24th to water and maintain the trees at Joe Henderson School! No experience necessary – tools and instruction provided. Bring gloves if you have them. High School students earn community service hours. Register through our webform or email info@beniciatrees.org More BTF in the News August Tree Care […]
Join us the morning of Saturday, March 8th to plant trees and create an urban forest at Benicia Middle School! Register online through our webform or email info@beniciatrees.org More BTF in the News Get involved! Help expand Benicia’s urban forest! [Edit] August Tree Care Day at BSRA [Edit] Caltrans Approves Adopt-a-Highway Tree Permit [Edit] Second […]
Please join Benicia’s team of volunteer tree stewards this Saturday from 9 AM to 12 Noon and help us maintain the trees at Benicia High School! No experience necessary – we’ll provide tools and instruction. Bring your own gloves if you have them. All ages welcome – minors must be accompanied by adult. Questions? Call […]
Join us the morning of Saturday, June 22nd to help with weeding, pruning and staking our two year old urban forest at Benicia High School! Register online through our webform or email info@beniciatrees.org More BTF in the News Volunteer tree maintenance Day! [Edit] August Tree Care Day at BSRA [Edit] Caltrans Approves Adopt-a-Highway Tree Permit […]
This workshop will be held at Henderson Elementary School, 650 Hastings Drive, Benicia from 9AM to Noon on Saturday, April 27th. Certified Consulting Arborist Ed Brennan will lead us through proper pruning techniques and other tree maintenance skills! Register online through our webform or email info@beniciatrees.org More BTF in the News Free Pruning and Tree […]
The Benicia Tree Foundation (BTF) has partnered with the Benicia Unified School District (BUSD) to garner grants from California ReLeaf to plant 80 trees at Benicia High School (planted in 2011) and another 80 trees (to be planted this year) at Joe Henderson Elementary School. The partnership is built upon volunteer support consisting of students, […]
Benicia Tree Foundation held a tree planting in the Community Park on Thursday, October 13th, with the very motivated Cub Scout Pack 108 taking the lead. Pack leader Jeff Conner was there with Gretchen Burgess and many other Cub Scout Parents to support and witness the scouts plant a 24” box Strawberry (Arbutus) Tree near […]
Dear Editor: No tree lover likes to see trees cut down. Unfortunately, in many urban environments, trees often become subjects of controversy in contested spaces, both public and private. Trees in cities are often at risk of removal, or damage from the vicissitudes of urban life. The Mission of the Benicia Tree Foundation is to […]