CANOPY BLOG

Meet Maya Briones, Canopy’s Community Forestry Coordinator

June 11, 2019

We’re so happy to welcome Maya Briones to the Canopy team!

Maya is Canopy’s new Community Forestry Coordinator. She brings to the team a background in environmental research, planning, and habitat restoration. We asked Maya to share a bit about herself:

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Tree Spotlight: Blackwood Acacia

June 10, 2019

Tree Spotlight Series: Follow along as we learn about the fascinating trees that live among us. This series is in partnership with Rhee Lab in the Plant Biology Department of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

Other posts in the series: ginkgo biloba, Douglas fir, giant […]

BEAM Students Analyze Palo Alto’s Tree Removal Permits

June 3, 2019

Tree removal permits tell the story of shifting urban forests and species growth or loss over time. That is why Canopy’s Community Forestry Manager, Elise Willis, and Tree Survey Intern, Julisa Lopez, partnered with Gunn High School students in the […]

Staff Spotlight: Jack Dorsey

May 15, 2019

Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey started working at Canopy in 2017 as the Urban Forester Intern, and since then has become the full-time Tree Care and Youth Programs Coordinator. Jack spends his days out in the field checking on Canopy trees, and […]

Tree Spotlight: Red Ironbark Eucalyptus

May 6, 2019

Other posts in the series: ginkgo biloba, Douglas fir, giant […]

Tree Spotlight: Flowering Dogwood

April 22, 2019

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Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy Alford

April 2, 2019

Kathy Alford

Meet Canopy volunteer, Kathy Alford! If you have been to a Canopy event, chances are you’ve met Kathy. Kathy wears many hats at Canopy: volunteer, committee member, staff, and friend. Along with her involvement with Canopy, Kathy also has […]