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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 […]

TUF Perspective: Strengthening My Community

July 16, 2018

Why I’m committed to bringing trees to my community

Written by Eric Perez

Working with Canopy has changed the way I see myself in relation to the community around me, as well as my role in the community and my obligation to […]

TUF Perspective: Fighting for Our Environment

May 21, 2018

So, you said you’re a…TUFF? Like the TUFF Puppy Cartoon?

Written by Rayshaun Jordan

Haha while I might spend my time day-dreaming of another life where I’d be a cartoon character, fortunately that is not the case here! Working for Canopy, I […]

Meet Our Fall Interns

November 6, 2017

A warm welcome to fall Teen Urban Foresters (TUFs) and interns!

Canopy is thrilled to welcome three Teen Urban Foresters:

Andrea Perez is a senior at Woodside High School. She recently joined the Canopy team because she believes in the importance of helping […]

Branching Out to East Palo Alto

August 11, 2017

As one of their final projects this season, our incredible crew of summer Teen Urban Foresters researched, designed, and piloted an East Palo Alto community survey about trees. After learning about effective survey techniques and crafting seven key questions, the TUFs headed […]

Summer Hello’s and Goodbye’s

June 9, 2017

As summer begins, we say goodbye to 7 wonderful Teen Urban Foresters from the school year. We also welcome a bright new bunch of 8 TUFs for the summer, along with 3 stellar summer interns.

A tree-tastic send-off for Teen Urban […]

Teen Urban Foresters Reflect on the Goldman Environmental Prize

May 15, 2017

This past month Canopy’s Teen Urban Foresters had the opportunity to attend the Goldman Environmental Prize, an amazing ceremony in which six people are awarded the Goldman Prize for making change to benefit their communities and those around them. The […]

Arbor Day Festival 2017

Teen Urban Foresters: Arbor Day Fun

March 21, 2017

This post was written by Canopy’s Teen Urban Foresters (TUF). Lean more about the TUF program here. 

On what felt like the first spring day, the Community Arbor Day Festival on March 11th attracted over 750 people to Mitchell Park in Palo […]

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