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August 7, 2025
This blogpost was written by Mia Contreras (seen above in front of canoe) during her Summer 2025 Communications and Operations Internship with Canopy.
In summer of 2022, I joined Canopy as a Teen Urban Forester driven by a simple […]
November 26, 2024
Each Spring, the Teen Urban Foresters (TUFs) are tasked with a community project that showcases Canopy’s work and the topics discussed throughout the session. Recognizing their strengths and interests, the idea of a podcast was born. After months […]
June 25, 2024
As the 2024 Summer Teen Urban Forester (TUF) session comes to an end, Canopy wishes to congratulate our recently graduated Teen Urban Foresters: Paco Arreola, Betzhy Garcia, Jeremy Lopez, Larissa Villanueva, and Jose Yopihua.
These TUFs have championed the […]
December 3, 2022
Over the course of a few weeks, two Los Alto High School seniors went from knowing little about trees and the mental health benefits of spending time in nature to designing and leading a Wellness Tree Walk on the […]
February 22, 2022
You could say it began in eighth grade with the Girl Scouts’ Silver Award. That’s when Katie Rueff and Willa Bednarz teamed up with Canopy on a tree planting project. The Silver Award required them to find an issue […]
August 14, 2020
Another Look at Indoor Learning
Written by Ruth Greenfield
The age-old lament that – kids these days don’t spend as much time outside as they used to – has suddenly become more real than ever. With public health safety mandates to […]
May 22, 2020
Teen Urban Foresters are designing landscape for All Five Preschool in eastern Menlo Park.
Each year, Canopy’s Teen Urban Foresters (TUFs) take on a project aimed at engaging local partners and creating green spaces in their community. Last fall, their revitalization […]
February 12, 2020
Rachel and Lauren Dove
Meet Canopy volunteers, Rachel and Lauren! Rachel and Lauren are two of Canopy’s most dedicated high school volunteers. Rachel began volunteering with Canopy in 2018 and has since gotten many of her family and friends involved as […]
