May 18, 2023 was the 3rd Thursday so a Tree Care Day was organized at Benicia State Recreation Area (BSRA). Fifteen trees were checked and found in various stages of growth, from sprouted acorns to young trees up to 3-feet tall. The tree count was three fewer than found in 2022. Twenty two trees […]
Employees from Sutter Health showed up at the Lake Herman Open Space project on April 20 to celebrate Earth Day 2023. These volunteers completed maintenance work on 40 native trees in the 125-tree open space project. Bio-degradable cloth weedblock effectively minimizes weeds around the trees, so a 2ft-square sheet of weedblock was added to trees […]
The Benicia Tree Foundation Board of Directors has released its Annual Report for 2022. This report describes our accomplishments this past year and our goals for 2023. We would like to thank all the volunteers, donors and supporting organizations that helped us with all that we accomplished in 2022. 2022_annual_report
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 […]
