SFEI partner Canopy plants oaks in East Palo Alto
Jan 15, 2018
On Martin Luther King day, 170 volunteers came out to help plant oaks and other native landscaping at the St. Francis Assisi church in East Palo Alto. With guidance from SFEI, and funded through the Healthy Watersheds, Resilient Baylands project, the planting highlights the partnership between SFEI and the non-profit urban forestry group Canopy, based in Palo Alto. The project will serve as a demonstration of how biodiversity and resilience can be enhanced in urban areas through Re-oaking and other ecologically-focused interventions.
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Other Contributors:
Erin Beller
Steve Hagerty
Programs and Focus Areas:
Resilient Landscapes Program
Terrestrial Ecology
Urban Nature Lab
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Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands (Project)
Through the EPA-funded Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project, SFEI and sixteen partner organizations are developing multi-benefit tools to enhance climate change resilience in San Francisco Bay. Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands has two major components: Multi-benefit Urban Greening and Tidal Wetlands Restoration. Through both components, we have developed strategies that inform policy, planning, and design of innovative implementation projects.
SFEI and Google share Award for Re-Oaking (News)
SFEI and Google have won the Arnold Soforenko Award from the non-profit Canopy for significant contributions to the urban forest. The award is for our work on Re-Oaking Silicon Valley: Building Vibrant Cities with Nature.
The award ceremony was held at Palo Alto City Hall on January 25, 2018.