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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Earth & Arbor Day Celebration: Tree Planting and Tree Walk

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 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.
Youth Earth Day Event: Rengstorff Park

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: 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.

Monday, April 21, 2025

KIPP Excelencia & Connect Community Charter School Planting

Monday, April 21, 2025

Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: 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.

Sunday, April 27, 2025

North Fair Oaks Library: Books & Bikes

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Time: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 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.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop & Giveaway

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: 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!

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Fruit Tree Grafting & Giveaway + Community Listening Session

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: 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.
Rooted in Communidad Lotería: EPA Edition

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location: 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!

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Rengstorff Park Tree Planting

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: 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.

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Bubb Elementary School Planting

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Bubb Elementary School

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.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Young Tree Care Survey Training and Kick-Off

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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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.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Young Tree Care Survey Training

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: 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.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Young Tree Care Survey Training

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: 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.