BENICIA — Students here have a shot at winning an iPad in two tree-related contests tied to the city’s Arbor Day celebration next month, organizers have announced. The 2011 Tree Art and Science Challenge is open to students in grades five through 12 residing and attending schools in Benicia. To win the art challenge, students […]
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By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter for the Benicia Herald Benicia has been recognized as a Tree City USA for the third time and has been given a Growth Award for its second consecutive year, Mario Giuliani of the Office of the Director, Parks and Community Services Department, said this week. The announcement came a little […]
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter for the Benicia Herald The International Society of Arborculture is hoping many Californians will plant a tree between Monday and March 14. Those days are designated California Arbor Week, said Stephanie Bolmer, communications coordinator for the group. “Everyone grab a shovel and get ready to plant a tree,” she said. But […]
It seems like everyone wants to lead a “greener” lifestyle these days, except those in denial about global warming. Riding a bike is a green form of exercise, since you are not consuming power from the electrical grid, or burning fossil fuels. Compared with some forms of recreation, it is downright energy efficient. Walking or […]
A Tree Tour of Benicia by Bicycle will be held Saturday, March 5th, 2011. Bring your bike and meet Ed Brennan, tour leader, at the corner of 1st and B Streets at 10:00 am sharp. The Bicycle Tree Tour is hosted by the Benicia Tree Foundation and led by Benicia resident Ed Brennan, Consulting Arborist […]
November 1, 2010 In 2008, after a multi-year public process, the City of Benicia started its new tree program with the adoption of an updated tree ordinance. The goals of the program include completing an inventory of City trees, increased tree planting, adoption of a modern tree management plan that specifies proper maintenance practices, public […]
By Donna Beth WeilenmanStaff Reporter – The Benicia Herald Benicians will celebrate their trees Saturday with Arbor Day music, tours, climbing and planting demonstrations, as well as the awarding of a prize in the Great Benicia Tree Challenge. It is only the second year Benicia has marked Arbor Day, an event that was started in […]
October offers Benicians a chance to participate in two spirited events with important ecological overtones. The first, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Benicia Community Garden’s downtown location, coincides with Global Climate Action Day (1o.1o.1o). The second, a high-stakes tree-identifying contest for Benicia Youth, is one of many activities gelling around Benicia’s Arbor Day. Read the […]
