Upcoming Canopy Events

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April 2025

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  • Read Under the Trees / Leer bajo los árboles
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  • Mountain View Popcorn Tree Planting
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  • South Palo Alto Popcorn Tree Planting
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  • Family Spring Hunt / Búsqueda de Primavera Familiar
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  • South Palo Alto Neighborhood Planting
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  • Earth & Arbor Day Celebration: Tree Planting and Tree Walk
  • Youth Earth Day Event: Rengstorff Park
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  • KIPP Excelencia & Connect Community Charter School Planting
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  • North Fair Oaks Library: Books & Bikes
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  • Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop & Giveaway
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
  • Read Under the Trees / Leer bajo los árboles Tuesday, April 1, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

    The EPA Library has been transformed into a magical forest for reading! We invite you to come to the library to read under real fruit trees, provided by Canopy. Earn points for Rock n Read! Snacks and activities provided. 

    ¡La biblioteca se ha transformado en un bosque mágico para la lectura! Te invitamos a venir a la biblioteca a leer bajo árboles frutales de Canopy. 'Gana puntos para Rock and Read! Se ofrecen refrigerios y actividades.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
  • Mountain View Popcorn Tree Planting Wednesday, April 9, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Mercy-Bush Park, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA

    Join us for a popcorn planting in Mountain View! A popcorn planting is one where we plant 1-3 trees at a single site in a neighborhood. We will meet at Mercy-Bush Park and walk to the planting location as a group. Sign-up to volunteer here.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
  • South Palo Alto Popcorn Tree Planting Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Ellen Fletcher Middle School, 655 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA

    Join us for a popcorn planting in Palo Alto! A popcorn planting is one where we plant 1-3 trees at a single site in a neighborhood. We will meet at Ellen Fletcher Middle School and walk to the planting location as a group. Sign-up to volunteer here.

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Friday, April 11, 2025
  • Family Spring Hunt / Búsqueda de Primavera Familiar Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Little Blue House, 1070 Beech St, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

    Join us for a FREE family-friendly outdoor event as we celebrate spring time with community resources, books, food, an egg hunt, a tree tasting activity, a fruit tree giveaway, and a special performance by Afro-Peruvian dance group, Cunamacué!


    ¡Acompáñanos para un event GRATUITO al aire libre para toda la familia que celebra la primavera con recursos comunitarios, libros, comida, una búsqueda de huevos, una actividad con árboles, un reparticion de árboles frutales, y una actuación especial del grupo de danza Afroperuana, Cunamacué!

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Saturday, April 12, 2025
  • South Palo Alto Neighborhood Planting Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Ramos Park, 800 E Meadow Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

    Help plant 15 trees in the Ramos Park neighborhood as part of the South Palo Alto Tree Initiative! Register to volunteer here.

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
  • Earth & Arbor Day Celebration: Tree Planting and Tree Walk Saturday, April 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Mountain View Community Center, 201 S Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA

    Canopy and the City of Mountain View are again collaborating to host family-friendly activities at the Mountain View Earth and Arbor Day Celebration! The festivities will include community tree planting (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.) and an arborist-guided tree walk (12:00 - 2:00 p.m.) in Rengstorff Park. The Earth and Arbor Day Celebration will also feature community resource booths, live music, food, and giveaways! 

    Sign-up to volunteer for the tree planting here and register for the tree walk here.

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  • Youth Earth Day Event: Rengstorff Park Saturday, April 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Rengstorff Park, 1931-2057 Crisanto Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA

    Calling all youth volunteers! Celebrate Earth Day by helping plant trees with Canopy in Mountain View’s Rengstorff Park. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]Register here

    Note: This event location has been changed from San Francisquito Creek to Rengstorff Park.

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Monday, April 21, 2025
  • KIPP Excelencia & Connect Community Charter School Planting Monday, April 21, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm KIPP Excelencia Community Prep, 2950 Fair Oaks Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA

    Join us to help plant 10 trees at the KIPP Excelencia Community Prep and Connect Community Charter School campus in North Fair Oaks! Light snacks will be provided. Sign-up to volunteer here. 

    We recognize and thank Pacific Gas & Electric Company for its generous sponsorship of California ReLeaf‘s Growing Green Communities Grant Program, which makes this school tree planting possible.

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Sunday, April 27, 2025
  • North Fair Oaks Library: Books & Bikes Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm 2510 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA

    Canopy will be offering a delicious, educational Tree Tasting activity as part of Redwood City's Safe Routes to Schools' Books & Bikes event. The event will also feature a bike rodeo, a bike blender, a repair station, resource tables, games, music, and other fun activities for families. 

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
  • Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop & Giveaway Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

    Join Canopy for a fruit tree giveaway and fruit tree grafting workshop! In this bilingual, hands-on program, you'll learn how fruit tree grafting can lead to earlier, more successful fruit production. Then, you'll try your hand at grafting fruit trees under the guidance of local experts.Canopy and the EPA Library will be giving away twenty-five fruit trees on a first-come, first serve basis.

    En este taller bilingüe (inglés/español), los participantes aprenderán a injertar árboles frutales. ¡Los residentes de East Palo Alto podrán llevarse un árbol frutal gratis hasta agotar existencias!

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Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • Fruit Tree Grafting & Giveaway + Community Listening Session Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm 1 Library Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030, USA

    Join us for a tree-filled day at the Millbrae Library! Share your thoughts on Millbrae's urban forest during a community listening session. Then, participate in our hands-on workshop to learn how fruit tree grafting can enhance your tree’s productivity or even produce multiple types of fruit. To top it off, you'll have the chance to take home one of fifty free potted fruit trees, available on a first-come, first-served basis!

    Please register for this event here.

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  • Rooted in Communidad Lotería: EPA Edition Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Cooley Landing Park, 2100 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA

    Join us to celebrate the launch of East Palo Alto's very own Loteria! This community-rooted take on the beloved game celebrates everything that makes East Palo Alto special. Each card lifts up the stories, history, and culture that define EPA from the legacy of organizing and resistance to the ongoing fight for environmental justice. Join us as we play, connect, and celebrate the community. We will have free food and fun prizes for the Lotería, including fruit trees!

    Únete a nosotros para celebrar el lanzamiento de la Lotería de
    East Palo Alto.Esta versión comunitaria del popular juego celebra todo lo que hace especial a East Palo Alto. Cada carta evoca los relatos, la historia y la cultura que definen la EPA, desde el legado de organización y resistencia hasta la lucha actual por la justicia medioambiental. Únete a nosotros para jugar, conectar y celebrar la comunidad. Tendremos comida gratis y divertidos premios para la Lotería, ¡incluidos árboles frutales!

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Saturday, May 24, 2025
  • Rengstorff Park Tree Planting Saturday, May 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Rengstorff Park, 1931-2057 Crisanto Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA

    Join us to plant 20+ trees in Mountain View's Rengstorff Park! All are welcomed to participate. Sign-up to volunteer here

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
  • Bubb Elementary School Planting Saturday, May 31, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm 525 Hans Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040

    Join us for our last tree planting day of this season as we plant 15 trees at Bubb Elementary School. You’ll help create a greener, healthier school campus to enhance student well-being and outdoor learning opportunities! Sign-up to volunteer here. 

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Saturday, June 14, 2025
  • Young Tree Care Survey Training and Kick-Off Saturday, June 14, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Looking for a way to steward your local urban forest this summer? Join us for our Young Tree Care Survey (YTCS) Kick-Off!

    Every summer, YTCS volunteers and Canopy staff explore Palo Alto’s neighborhoods to survey young street trees. Volunteers are given routes to assess if trees are getting enough water, mulch, and pruning and to note any damage. Sign-up to volunteer here or contact [email protected] with questions. 

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
  • Young Tree Care Survey Training Saturday, July 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Looking for a way to steward your local urban forest this summer? Participate in our Young Tree Care Survey (YTCS)!

    Every summer, YTCS volunteers and Canopy staff explore Palo Alto’s neighborhoods to survey young street trees. Volunteers are given routes to assess if trees are getting enough water, mulch, and pruning and to note any damage. Sign-up to volunteer here or contact [email protected] with questions. 

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Saturday, August 2, 2025
  • Young Tree Care Survey Training Saturday, August 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Looking for a way to steward your local urban forest this summer? Participate in our Young Tree Care Survey (YTCS)!

    Every summer, YTCS volunteers and Canopy staff explore Palo Alto’s neighborhoods to survey young street trees. Volunteers are given routes to assess if trees are getting enough water, mulch, and pruning and to note any damage. Sign-up to volunteer here or contact [email protected] with questions.

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