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Great Oak Count volunteers with swag and masks

Over the miles and months, volunteer surveyors make big progress on Great Oak Count

November 12, 2021

Canopy’s ambitious project to survey Palo Alto’s venerable oak trees made great headway in 2021, despite the pandemic. Last spring Indira Selvakumaraswamy, Canopy’s volunteer engagement manager, assembled 21 mostly two-person teams to cover routes across the city. They began in […]

red fall leaves in Palo Alto

Celebrating Native American heritage, this month and beyond

November 11, 2021

November is National American Indian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the many contributions of the Indigenous peoples of the United States. At Canopy, we are building our practice of land acknowledgment to teach and promote greater consciousness of the […]

Back to our roots: Canopy’s advocacy committee counsels Palo Alto group on expanding tree protection laws

November 9, 2021

Changing climate, growing city mean Palo Alto’s tree protection laws need updating

A message of support for our community during the storms

Two women smile while standing together in front of a tree trunk

A champion for urban forests: highlights from Catherine Martineau’s 18 years of leadership

Meet Karina Soria Mendoza, Canopy’s new Operations Manager

A large fallen tree in a park

How to protect your trees during a major rainstorm

Trees along a concrete wall next to a road

‘Dream come true’: Visionary master plan aims to close East Palo Alto’s green gap

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Save the date for "Growing Climate Resilient Urban

Save the date for "Growing Climate Resilient Urban Forests," on Tue. 6/13, Canopy's next webinar for tree industry experts, community leaders, and decision-makers! Learn more and register at the link in our bio. This program is made possible by a generous grant from the County of Santa Clara Office of Sustainability.

Featuring:
🌳 Dr. Erica Spotswood, Director of Science and Senior Ecologist, Second Nature
🌳 Dave Muffly, Former Senior Arborist, Apple
🌳 Dr. Dave Fujino, Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture

Canopy is thrilled to have received the Community

Canopy is thrilled to have received the Community Partner Award from the Palo Alto Girl Scouts Service Unit 601 earlier this month! For the last two years, the Girl Scouts and Canopy have partnered to care for trees in honor of Veterans Day. Pictured here are the Girl Scouts — including Daisies, Brownies, Cadettes, Seniors, and their troop adults — that helped with tree care, site maintenance, and tree planting at the San Francisquito Creek trail in East Palo Alto last November. @gsnorcal

Join our next Tree Walk on Saturday, May 13 from 1

Join our next Tree Walk on Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m - 12 p.m.! 🌳 Register at the link in our bio for a guided tour by a certified arborist of the trees along the Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View.

Happy National Arbor Day! 🌲🌳 We're throwing

Happy National Arbor Day! 🌲🌳 We're throwing it back two months to a volunteer tree planting event with Gunn High School students during California Arbor Week. Thank you to all our volunteers and friends that say "yes" to trees, cleaner air and water, cooler communities, and a greener future!

We're joining the @cityofmenlopark to celebrate Na

We're joining the @cityofmenlopark to celebrate National Arbor Day and the city's 24th year of being a Tree City USA. Stop by for fun family activities, giveaways, and to see the ceremonial planting.
🌳Saturday, April 29
🌳10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
🌳Karl E. Clark Park, 313 Market Place, Menlo Park

Swing by @booksincstores in Mountain View this Fri

Swing by @booksincstores in Mountain View this Friday, April 28, from 5-8 p.m. to leaf through some of our favorite tree-themed books in honor of National Arbor Day! 🌳 A percentage of in-store sales goes to helping us bring more nature into neighborhoods.

Thank you, Mother Earth, for supporting life and g

Thank you, Mother Earth, for supporting life and giving so much of yourself. As the impact of climate change is becoming more apparent every day, please help us protect her. #ClimateActionNow #EarthDay #earthday2023 #EarthWeek #InvestInOurPlanet #EarthDay

Thank you to the Los Altos Mountain View Community

Thank you to the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (@lamvcf) for hosting a community convening yesterday. Canopy looks forward to more conversations and collaborations doing the work to build and sustain a vibrant community. #LAMVCF

Join the Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family

Join the Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA (@ymcasv) and Canopy for a guided, bilingual (Spanish-English) tree walk through Bell Street Park in East Palo Alto led by certified arborists Juan Ortiz and Andrés Solís. There will be a tree scavenger hunt for kids and tree-themed crafts at the YMCA after the walk. Learn more and register at the link in our bio 🌳

Únase a Canopy para una caminata guiada bilingüe (español e inglés). Vamos a caminar por Bell Street Park en East Palo Alto. Los arbolistas certificados Juan Ortiz y Andrés Solís van a enseñar sobre los árboles. Habrá una búsqueda del tesoro de árboles para niños y manualidades con temas de árboles en el YMCA después de la caminata. Obtenga más información y regístrese en link en bio 🌳

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