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Meet Bria Blitch, Canopy’s Tree Programs Manager

August 15, 2022

Bria Blitch (she/her) joined the Canopy team in August 2022 to manage the trees program and staff. We asked Bria a few questions to get to know her better.

What were you up to before joining Canopy?

Bria: I grew […]

Meet Paul LaVallee, Canopy’s Environmental Educator

June 8, 2022

Paul LaVallee (he/him) joined the Canopy team in May 2022 as an environmental educator. We asked Paul a few questions to get to know him better

Paul LaVallee

What were you up to before joining Canopy?

Paul: Prior to joining Canopy, […]

Trees in the Urban Landscape

January 28, 2022

Learn about the many human and ecological benefits of trees in the urban landscape and considerations around expanding our urban forest in this talk hosted by Grassroots Ecology’s Watershed Forum.

Maya Briones, Advocacy Associate at Canopy, shares her work […]

Meet Jack Christy, Canopy’s Tree Care Specialist

January 8, 2022

Jack Christy (he/him) joined the Canopy team in December 2021 as tree care specialist. We asked Jack a few questions to get to know him better

Jack Christy

What were you up to before joining Canopy?

Jack: Before joining Canopy, I […]

All Five: Planting a lifelong love of trees

December 18, 2021

New trees planted by volunteers at All Five preschool new trees will nurture young students in countless ways that will last a lifetime.

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 […]

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

Meet Christie Galitsky, Canopy’s Senior Director of Programs

September 23, 2021

Christie Galitsky (she/her) joined the Canopy team on September 1, 2021 as senior director of programs. Christie grew up in Pennsylvania and, while earning her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, first visited the Bay […]

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