Canopy's Accomplishments 2005-2006

Young Tree Care

• The Young Tree Care Survey brought out 100 volunteers to assess the health of 1,059 young trees.
• Prepared a report to the City on the results of the Summer 2005 tree survey effort.
• Distributed a “Water Now” postcard reminder to 800 homeowners with young street trees.

Arbor Month

• Held a Tree Talk with Samuel Yates.
• Held a tree walk at the Main Library.
• Planted 20 Evergreen pear trees at the Palo Alto Golf Course.

Mature Tree Care

• A Califorina ReLeaf grant provided funding to publish a Mature Tree Care brochure with information on how to water mature trees.
• Ivy Busters, a determined group of 90 volunteers, removed ivy from the base of mature trees in Mitchell Park.

Tree Planting

• A total of 119 trees were added to the urban forest at 10 planting events.

Right Tree in the Right Place

• Worked with Public Works to distribute brochures and promote the program.
• Inspected stump grindings at sites where trees were removed.
• Coordinated replacement tree rebate requests.

Tree Talks

• Presented "The Color of Palo Alto" by Samuel Yates, the artist commissioned by the City of Palo Alto.

Tree Walks

• Held monthly Tree Walks that frequently gathered up to 40 people.
• Created a new self-guided Tree Walk at the Junior Museum and Zoo.

Training Sessions and Workshops

• Offered a workshop series of five classes, the Community Tree Steward Workshop, with over 30 attendees in each class. Periodic training for Canopy Planting Leaders was also provided.

Community Contact

• Published two newsletters containing information on a variety of tree-related subjects which were sent to over 1,800 people. All issues are available on the website
• Featured in 20 articles in local papers.
• Received over 750 calls on the Tree Hot Line to answer questions or refer callers to resources about trees.
• Produced a six-minute narrated DVD of the work we do.
• Maintained and distributed Canopy’s certified arborist list.
• Maintained a website featuring photographs and a searchable    database of information on nearly 200 trees. This website received 295,000 hits during the year.