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Public Education Projects

Purpose:  To educate the public on how trees are beneficial in relationship to reducing air pollution and to encourage the public to plant and properly care for trees

Arbor Walk at the Land Use Learning Center – The Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District plans to develop an interpretative trail demonstrating proper planting, pruning and care of urban trees; with signage demonstrating the value of trees from energy savings to urban heat island mitigation.  The request includes drought tolerant, locally appropriate trees, tree planting materials and signage along with corresponding publications.  Notably, this Arbor Walk will be a component of the Land Use Learning Center in Riverside.  This center brings significant additional resources from organizations such as the Metropolitan Water District, the Bureau of Reclamation and the CA Department of Conservation among many others.  (One-time funding is needed.)

Arbor Day Education Project – The Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture would like to implement an Arbor Day education program that will help all cities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.  Arbor Day displays will be developed that encourage the public to work toward healthier communities through air pollution mitigation.  The WCISA's network of over 1,000 members will be tapped to share information including the science of arboriculture at public events throughout the four county area.  They will also promote the Citizen Forester Program (which is captured below.)  WCISA Board of Directors' approval is needed to proceed; which could not be met prior to deadline.  WCISA brings an extensive library of existing urban forestry related materials for distribution as well as their executive director and staff; plus their network of members including many agencies and corporations. (Three year funding request is planned.)

TreePeople's Campus Forestry Program – TreePeople seeks to expand its existing, award-winning tree-planting and care program to 45 Los Angeles schools over the next three years.  This program includes a curriculum entitled Schoolyard Explorers which meets State of California academic standards in science, reading, math, and social science.  A Green Team is assembled at each school (students, teachers, parents) to design the planting and consider the long-term care based on environmental improvement to the campus and community.  A majority of students come from low-income levels making this opportunity often the first toward becoming stewards of the natural world.  TreePeople brings administrative support, office costs, planting equipment and vehicles as additional resources to the project.  (Three year funding is requested.)

Community-Based Educational Materials –The West Hollywood Tree Preservation Society would like to publish community-based educational materials on The Benefits of Trees, Where to Plant Trees, How to Plant Trees and How to Care for Young Trees.  These printed materials (many of which are reprints of existing materials) will than be distributed to most of the nurseries in the 5 sq. mile area in and around West Hollywood.  (One-time funding is requested.)