2014 Goals

Create Outdoor Equity: Tree Planning, Planting and Care

• Plant 270 new trees on school campuses in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Ravenswood City School District (RCSD) schools
• Monitor and provide tree care for Canopy’s increasing inventory of young trees (2,000+ trees)
• Organize neighborhood and street tree plantings in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto
• Engage community volunteers in tree planting and tree care workdays

Cultivate a New Generation of Environmentally Literate Kids

• Deliver 34 school-based nature education lessons and reach 1,020 kids in East Palo Alto and RCSD schools
• Empower and teach kids through youth-focused tree plantings
• Engage Canopy’s East Palo Alto Teen Urban Foresters in our year-long environmental-science curriculum, leadership training, and tree care programs

Address drought in all Canopy programs

• Inform decision makers and residents on ways to conserve water while preserving trees
• Provide water conservation education to community members and tree owners
• Expand DriWater Pilot Project

Educate Residents on all Tree-related matters

• Offer free neighborhood Tree Walks, workshops, and talks to community members
• Offer educational workshops and materials in Spanish
• Provide education resources to residents on:
  

  • Selecting the right tree for the right place, and drought tolerant species
  • Planting trees for optimum health
  • Caring for young trees and mature trees