Trees in the News
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. […]
Troop 20639 helps replace destroyed tulip trees in Southampton Park
By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter, Benicia Herald Last month, vandals chopped through most of the 20 young tulip trees that had been planted at Southampton Park with the help of Interact Club members of Benicia High School last October. Tuesday afternoon, members of Girl Scout Troop 20639 helped plant the first of a batch of […]
City Ups Reward in Trees’ Killing
By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter The reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person who killed 18 city-owned tulip trees has been increased, a city official said Monday. Mario Giuliani of the Office of the Director of Parks and Community Services Department, said the reward has been upped from $500 to $750 with […]
First Heritage Tree Approved by Benicia’s City Council
Benicia’s Leadership in Urban Forestry Stands Tall as a Tree WATCH FOR NEWS ABOUT A CELEBRATION OF OUR FIRST HERITAGE TREE NEXT MONTH! The first Heritage Tree in Benicia is a native California Coast Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia). The Heritage Tree was approved March 15, 2011 by the Benicia City Council. The tree is located […]