Trees in the News
Trees Take Center Stage
Benicia Arbor Week includes Tree City ceremony, study of inventory, master plan By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter for the Benicia Herald In events that begin Tuesday with looks at the city’s tree inventory and its tree master plan, residents and officials alike will celebrate trees during Benicia Arbor Week. Activities this week include posting a […]
PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF THE OBSERVANCE OF BENICIA ARBOR DAY ON OCTOBER 15, 2011 AND A TREE CITY USA QUALIFICATION EVENT ON OCTOBER 15, 2011
WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and WHEREAS, the holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed at various […]
On Benicia’s solar array and city trees
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 strengthen community […]
Shade: A weapon against skin cancer, childhood obesity
Shade does more than protect children’s skin. A growing number of advocates say it also may help kids stay more active. At a time when one-third of children are obese or overweight, a movement is growing to provide more shade at playgrounds, parks and pools, both to reduce future cancer risk and promote exercise, says Richard […]
More Trees = Less Crime
Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes is the largest public housing development in the world. The Robert Taylor Homes consist of 28 sixteen-story apartment buildings. Most of the complex is an urban desert- concrete and asphalt cover the spaces between the buildings- but there are pockets of trees here and there. In 2001, Frances Kuo and Bill […]
Benicia Celebrates Heritage Tree
A group of tree-minded citizens helped celebrate Benicia’s first Heritage Tree. By JB Davis A small group of tree enthusiasts congregated at City Park Saturday morning, May 21 to help commemorate the city’s first Heritage Tree. Wolfram Alderson, Executive Director of the Benicia Tree Foundation, spoke briefly about the tree, a California Live Oak estimated […]
First Heritage Tree in Benicia Celebrated with a Photo Opportunity Open to the Entire Community
Benicians were invited to honor and celebrate Benicia’s First Heritage Tree with a community-wide photo opportunity that took place on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 9am. Participants were asked to show up at 9am (sharp) at Benicia’s First Heritage Tree which is located in Jensen Park near the intersection of W. 2nd Street and W. […]