San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council

Workforce development! More of these programs for line clearance arborists and consulting utility foresters will be offered across the state of California in the near future. Programs local to San Diego are currently in the planning stages.

Still searching for the perfect Valentine's gift? We've got your climate-friendly solution: https://katestrees.org/blog/valentine2021

Final Call! Join us today at 11am, but please register promptly to ensure receipt of the log in information.

WINTER WTMS - TREES IN CRISIS February 25, 2021 8:45am to 3:30pm Join Urban Forestry professionals in this day long dive into the effects of a pandemic on our... urban and community forests. We will hear from experts and we will hear from each other. These are unique times. Our success depends as much on our reactions as actions. Let’s keep our Southern California canopy growing together we can create action to do just that. Speakers include - Paul Johnson, Texas Forest Service - Dean Rodia, City of Rancho Cucamonga (Retired) - Kim Corella, CAL FIRE - Igor Lacan, PhD, UCCE - Francisco Escobedo, LA Center - Rachel Malarich, City of Los Angeles Download the flyer or register on our website http://www.streettreeseminar.com

Interesting and ambitious plan in Humboldt County.

Do you know Mike? If you work in trees in San Diego, you should! We are happy to have Mike Palat as our highlighted member for the month of January, 2021. ...Mike is one of 3 Regional Vice Presidents for West Coast Arborists overseeing field operations for the public agency tree care contracts in South Orange County, San Diego, Desert Cities and Arizona. This includes oversite on everything from field crew safety and performance to implementation of various project deliverables. Additionally, he helps lead a grants team that functions to help with a variety of grant-affiliated tasks like educational programs, public agency policy review and tree planting events. One of his personal goals have really been focused educating others. Serving on the PTCA seminar committee has been a wonderful outlet for this goal. This committed group of core members strives to put on the best educational programming in California. The effort and time involved has been very rewarding every year. When looking back at the annual reviews received, those comments mean a lot to both Mike and the team of committee members that help put the program together. There have been so many teachable moments throughout Mike’s career that it is hard to choose just one to highlight. One simple teachable moment that always stands out is when he has an opportunity to interact with a new WCA employee. Mike likes to take a moment to teach them about the tree that they are working on and explain how to identify it. His goal is to inspire curiosity not only with the species of tree but also the reason why we are performing this work. Understanding that this work is not a job but a very rewarding career that helps an individual take care of their family while also helping an entire city be healthy through the gifts of trees. That is his favorite teachable moment! To get the full story - download our newsletter online at: https://ptcaosd.wildapricot.org/news/10035321

As a supporter of SDRUFC, we invite you all to get more involved and join our growing leadership team! We are requesting officer nominations and commitments to be on our steering committees to support our mission of promoting trees for a cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous San Diego Region. Our newly adopted operating guidelines can provide more information... Please take a few minutes of time to volunteer for our committees and nominate officers by filling out our online nomination form. We are asking for forms to be completed by November 1, 2020. Online Nomination Form - https://forms.gle/tes9vGeGW2pBAsXq9 SDRUFC Operating Guidelines - https://drive.google.com//1iLiyAz_wHecrAfV0vAKcGa5AR/view Thank you!

Want to learn more about Silva Cells and have the opportunity to view their installation live? Check out our website for more information on site visit opportunities in San Pedro next week! http://sdrufc.com//silva-cells-installed-invitation-to-vi/

While few of these trees will likely work for our region, Dr. Paul Ries will for sure have some amazing photos of fall color. Zoom meeting from TN starts in 30 minutes.

High temperatures will again dominate our region this week. Please make sure to water your trees, helping them #weathertheweather until hopefully some rains this winter. For watering tips, check out our website at http://sdrufc.com/treewatering/

Join UC Cooperative Extension Advisor Jim Downer in this 5-part Shade Tree Diseases webinar series. Learning outcomes for this series: -Understand how shade tree diseases develop -Become a better shade tree disease diagnostician -Know the important types of shade tree disease... -Learn practical shade tree disease control strategies When: Fridays starting October 2, 12:30-2:00 PM (PDT) 12:30-1:30 PM: Course Content 1:30-2:00 PM: Q&A Register - https://ucanr.edu/TreeDiseases

Call for Nominations and Committee Members - SDRUFC is expanding our leadership team and looking for people who want to help drive the next 3-years of our organization. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and engaged group of volunteers, giving back and promoting urban forestry in San Diego. Please use this form to nominate officers and volunteer for committee positions by November 1st. https://forms.gle/gqdFzHdM6MShDPuH8

Thank you to our speakers and all who attended yesterday's webinar. If you missed it both the webinar and our general meeting can be viewed on demand. https://us02web.zoom.us//zxZr2QrFPVpfBRbWH9BK4hEfNRmmVdBrm

Call For Nominations! Check out our blog for an important announcement! http://sdrufc.com/2020/10/07/call-for-nominations/

Want a fancy Zoom background for our webinar today? Check out some great "Trees are Essential" options from our charter organization California Urban Forests Council. https://caufc.org/resources/#

Reminder about our webinar and meeting tomorrow. There is still time for last minute registrations!