Benicia Tree Foundation is offering a tour of its Lake Herman Open Space Project to anyone interested in learning about tree planting in city-owned open spaces. This one-hour tour will begin at 9AM on Saturday, September 11th, and involves a 10 to 15-minute walk from Benicia Community Park on the trail towards Lake Herman. The […]
Do we need more trees in parks and open spaces, and along trails? Community members can declare their support for tree planting in an online survey for the Parks Master Plan Update. The survey was recently posted by the City of Benicia on the project’s website, lovebeniciaparks.org. Residents are asked how they use our parks […]
Building Community While Staying Safe The Board of Directors of the Benicia Tree Foundation has reviewed the guidance provided by the Solano County Public Health Department to determine how it can safely re-initiate Tree Care Days as the Shelter-at-Home order is relaxed for the COVID-19 public health emergency. This guidance has been updated as of […]
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2012 Annual Green Waste Clean-up The Benicia Fire Department and Allied Waste Disposal, Inc. are hosting the annual citywide green waste and weed abatement clean up program. This annual free program is for Benicia residents who need to clean up their property of weeds and other vegetation. Only green waste/vegetation will be accepted at this […]
Times-Herald staff report BENICIA — Two local eighth graders won iPads in an art contest at the city’s third annual Arbor Day Celebration last Saturday. Jonathan Park won first prize in the Benicia Tree Art Challenge for his graphite rendering of trees in City Park. Angela Jennings received second prize for her rendering of a tree […]
By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter Some Benicia Girl Scouts are hoping residents with overloaded fruit trees will be willing to share their bounty. The girls are offering to pick the extra fruit for donation to the Community Action Council. Girl Scout Troop 20634, made up of 10 fifth-grade girls, has chosen the project in hopes […]
By Tony Burchyns / Times-Herald The city’s Arbor Day Celebration returns Saturday with more than twice the number of vendors than last year’s event, organizers said. The third-annual free event is packed with activities meant to spur interest in supporting trees. To drum up interest, organizers for the second year will award iPads to students […]
“Our Community, Our Trees” Will Be Biggest Ever The list of twenty-two participants in Benicia’s Third Annual Arbor Day Celebration to be held Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10am to 2pm, in Benicia City Park is more than twice the number that participated in last year’s event, reflecting a growing interest in supporting trees and community […]