CANOPY BLOG

Root Defects: Secret Flaws That Could Kill Your Young Tree

March 5, 2018

Welcome to Canopy’s Ask the Arborist blog series that features tree care tips and expert advice from local certified arborists.

Written by Ellyn Shea

Secret Flaws of Nursery-Grown Trees

Ever planted a tree or shrub and watched it fail to thrive over the […]

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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Long-serving Executive Director, Catherine Martine

Long-serving Executive Director, Catherine Martineau, led Canopy’s growth and evolution for 18 years. When she retired this February, she passed along a highly functional organization with a clear and important mission, strong operations, extraordinary staff and volunteers, and a culture that reflects the organization’s key values of service, excellence, equity, gratitude, and collaboration.

🌳 Canopy is conducting a search for an Executive Director to lead the organization’s efforts to grow the urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all, prioritizing underserved populations and areas with less canopy coverage or fewer resources. Please help Canopy fill this integral role by sharing this post or submitting your experience for review at the link in our bio.

Canopy is hiring! Join our programs team as a #par

Canopy is hiring! Join our programs team as a #parttime Youth Programs Associate or #paidinternship working on Community Outreach & Data Processing or Tree Survey & Data Analysis. Click the link in our bio to read the full job descriptions and learn how to apply.

🌳 Youth Programs Associate: education role collaborating to lead the TUF program incorporating youth empowerment, social and environmental justice, leadership, and 21st-century skills.

🌳 Community Outreach & Data Processing Intern: assist with data mining and manipulation, and implement an outreach campaign to identify and address potential tree care using Google Sheets, Salesforce, and Tree Plotter.

🌳 Tree Survey & Data Analysis Intern: support Canopy's annual Young Tree Care Survey by developing survey routes and overseeing the collection, analysis, and reporting of valuable tree data to the City of Palo Alto’s urban forestry staff.

Thank you all for joining us on March 19th to rais

Thank you all for joining us on March 19th to raise a toast to Catherine Martineau and for being part of the effort to recognize a special leader for the impact of her work. Photos by Jack Owicki of @probonophoto are at the link in our bio - we hope you enjoy them as much as we are!

Thank you to everyone who attended our first #comm

Thank you to everyone who attended our first #communitylistening session in North Fair Oaks! We had a fantastic turnout and learned so much from the community. Thank you @RedwoodCityPAL
for hosting us and providing a fantastic space to have these conversations. Thank you our wonderful partners @climateresilientcommunities @nuestracasa for lending your lovely staff to lead a Spanish-speaking group and event support. Finally, thank you to @sanmateocounty and Supervisor Slocum for the Measure K funding which greatly supported this event.
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We look forward to incorporating the participants' input into Canopy's tree planting, education, and advocacy work in North Fair Oaks.

Join us next week for California Arbor Week! With

Join us next week for California Arbor Week! With lots of fun events throughout our community, we hope to see you under the urban canopy! More details at the link in our bio.
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Sun. 3/5: Spring Family Day & Arbor Week Celebration at @paloaltoartcenter
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Wed. 3/8: Gunn HS Day of Service
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Wed. 3/8: Green Careers Series about environmental professions
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Thur. 3/9: The Lorax Movie Night at @kipp_esperanza
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Sat. 3/11: Mountain View Arbor Day Celebration with @mountainviewgov
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Sat. 3/11: The Lorax Movie Night at @allfiveschool
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Sun. 3/12: Nature Games Day at @gamelandia.fun

Calling all residents of North Fair Oaks! Please j

Calling all residents of North Fair Oaks! Please join us this Thursday night at Redwood City PAL for our first community listening event!

🌳Learn about Canopy's work
🌳share your thoughts on trees and greenspace in your community
🌳$100 VISA giftcards will be povided
🌳snacks will be provided

En inglés y español!

#trees #urbanforest #northfairoaks #communitylistening #community #meetandgreet #climateresilience

Thank you, Senator @josh.becker.ca and local staff

Thank you, Senator @josh.becker.ca and local staff, for joining Canopy to plant trees with us on the @kippvaliant campus. Our Teen Urban Foresters (TUFs) were terrific planting leaders, and we are so grateful for the enthusiastic support of the KIPP Valiant community. We enjoyed being back planting on the Willow Oaks campus. Canopy added 8 @calfire-funded trees which are already busy doing the work of nature-based climate action! 🌳 @kippnorcal

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday at Joel Davis Park in East Palo Alto for our annual MLK Day of Service tree planting! To commemorate this day of service, East Palo Alto Mayor Lisa Gauthier planted a tree on-site during a special ceremony. Check out the full photo album at the link in our bio! 🌳

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for all of our Ca

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for all of our Cano-people dedicated to planting trees and transforming communities through the life-giving benefits of trees. Our streets are more beautiful and Canopy's future is brighter with your support. Happy Thanksgiving from Canopy! 🍁🍂

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