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Grow Together

For 30 years, Canopy has worked alongside communities across the Midpeninsula to grow an urban forest: the trees we’ve planted, the young leaders we’ve trained, and the neighborhoods we’ve transformed together. Along the way, we’ve learned that big change can often hinge on small things. A slab of concrete, a stump, or a site without irrigation can stand between a community and the trees it’s asking for.

Now we’re looking ahead to the next 30 years. The trees we plant today will shade streets and schoolyards well into the 2050s, and the young people we train today will be the ones caring for them. Your support helps us clear the way now, so the urban forest where we live, learn, and play has room to grow.

What your gift can do

Grow Together focuses on three goals: Remove Barriers, Grow People, and Deepen Capacity.

REMOVE BARRIERS

Plant where it matters. We plant trees at schools and congregations. We plant where people live and work. We plant in parks and along streets, building communities that can gather under the shade they planted.

Clear the way. Sometimes the biggest thing standing between a community and its trees is a slab of asphalt or an old stump. We want to be able to remove asphalt, concrete, and stumps, and add soil and irrigation, and turn hard, hot spaces into places where trees can take root and thrive.

Care for the long haul. Planting takes a morning, but establishing a tree takes years. Our Tree Care Team and Teen Urban Foresters come back season after season with water, mulch, and pruning, so today’s saplings become the canopy the next generation grows up under.

GROW PEOPLE

Grow the next generation of leaders. Our paid Teen Urban Forester program and Community Forestry School turn a first lesson in tree care into skills, careers, and a voice in neighborhood decisions. One trained resident can lead a block of neighbors, and one teen can start a career that shapes the urban forest for decades.

Build resilience. A healthy urban forest helps neighborhoods weather hotter summers and the cycles of drought and deluge. But resilience grows from people as much as from trees: neighbors who know their trees and each other, and who have a voice in what grows on their streets. We work alongside residents, schools, cities, and regional partners so communities can shape their urban forest and keep it growing for decades to come.

DEEPEN CAPACITY

Say yes to more. Communities and partners keep bringing us new opportunities to plant and care for trees. Your gift helps us build the skills to meet them, including mature tree care, ISA certification, communications, and technology. It also helps us share what we’ve learned across the region, so the benefits of trees reach wherever they’re needed most in all of our communities.

There are trees to plant and communities ready to grow. Let’s grow together.

Questions? Please contact Deputy Director Beth May at 650-204-1662 or [email protected]. Donations to Canopy are tax-deductible (Tax ID 01-0565752).

Offline Giving

Looking for a simple way to give? You can always mail a check to:

Canopy
3921 East Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Checks can be made out to “Canopy”. If you have questions, please call Canopy’s office at 650-964-6110, or email Beth May at [email protected].

Thank you so much for your support!