November 18, 2024

Restoring Nature’s Balance: CityTrees and Grassroots Ecology’s Creekside Planting at Redwood High School

On a bright and brisk Saturday, November 16, the banks of a creek at Redwood High School transformed into a hub of environmental restoration. In a powerful collaboration, CityTrees and Grassroots Ecology joined forces to plant native trees, restore the watershed, and educate volunteers on the importance of biodiversity and stewardship. With CityTrees board members guiding the way and Grassroots […]

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July 24, 2024

Exploring the Urban Forest: CityTrees Tree Walk with Stanford Arborist James Biddle

On Saturday, July 20th, CityTrees had the pleasure of hosting a Tree Walk led by Stanford Arborist James Biddle, attracting over 30 residents and multiple CityTrees Board Members. This immersive event allowed participants to explore the diverse and vibrant urban forest of Redwood City. James Biddle expressed his excitement, saying, “It was an awesome tour with an engaged group. Some […]

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June 16, 2024

The Impact of Urban Greening: CityTrees’ 2023-2024 Season in Review

Urban greening has become a cornerstone of sustainable city planning, and CityTrees, a volunteer-driven organization in Redwood City, is at the forefront of this movement. The recently released 2023-2024 CityTrees Impact Report showcases the significant strides made in enhancing the urban forest and fostering community engagement. A Milestone Year This planting season was particularly noteworthy as CityTrees celebrated the planting […]

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March 31, 2024

Celebrating 4,000 Trees: CityTrees’ Milestone in Redwood City’s Red Morton Park

On a picturesque Saturday morning, amidst the chirping of birds and the gentle rustle of leaves, CityTrees reached a significant milestone in its mission to green urban spaces. On March 30th at 11 am, volunteers, past and present board members, and esteemed guests gathered at Red Morton Park in Redwood City to commemorate the ceremonial planting of the organization’s 4,000th […]

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May 8, 2023

Harvesting Hope: A Look Back at the Bountiful 2022-2023 Planting Season

Previous Next The 2022-2023 CityTrees planting season was a success, with 255 trees planted across various communities of Redwood City. A special focus was placed on planting in disadvantaged and pollution burdened communities to address inequities in urban green spaces.  “The planting season started off with an ambitious pace in the fall, soon to be bedeviled by historic storms, localized […]

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April 23, 2023

Earth Day Delivers: CityTrees Plants Trees

Previous Next Welcome, readers! I am thrilled to share with you the incredible CityTrees Earth Day planting event that took place on April 22 in Redwood City. Sponsored by Sims Metal, this event brought together over 30 individuals who worked together to plant 35 trees in the Palm Park neighborhood. This community-led initiative was a wonderful example of how a […]

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May 9, 2022

Tree Cheers for CityTrees!

240 new trees will be added to Redwood City’s canopy thanks to a $90,000 TreeCovery grant to CityTrees from the California Releaf Network, funded by CalFire. CityTrees is an all volunteer-led group that plants trees, fosters an ethic of environmental stewardship, and promotes volunteer involvement in Redwood City. The trees will be planted in partnership with the K-8 Redwood City […]

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