Ventura Tree Alliance Ventura, CA

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The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn.

The “Cypress of Abarkuh” is estimated to be between 4,000 - 5,000 years old. 25 meters tall, 11.5 meters diameter. Perhaps the 2nd oldest tree living.
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Looking for something fun to do? How about planting trees with us this coming Thursday, April 25 at 10am at Montalvo Hill Park (above Ralph’s on Victoria). Bring gloves, a hat and water. Don’t forget your marked shovel and rake.

Special thanks to Releaf, Southern California Edison, USFS, City of Ventura’s Urban Forestry team, and our generous donors.

Join us in celebration of Arbor Day at Montalvo Hill Park (above Ralphs on Victoria) to plant 15 trees (plus 5 street trees). Bring a shovel, rake, hat and gloves along with water. Everyone is welcome!!

Next Thursday, April 25 at 10am.

Special thanks to our donors and the grant provided by Releaf, Southern California Edison, Calfire and the US Forestry Service. We also want to thank the City of Ventura's Urban Forestry Team including Stacey Zarazua and Andy Torres! We couldn't do this without you.

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We had such a great event today, planting trees at Elmhurst School. Sixteen trees including Marina Strawberries, Australian Willow, beautiful Magnolias, and native Redbuds now provide shade for the schoolyard. The teachers and children came and created the energy and enthusiasm that made it so much fun. We couldn't have done it without the help of the VUSD staff including Principal Deanna Baczek and Amy Mukapayday and the VUSD Maintenance team led by Sergio Cahuantzi. These are some of the fun signs the children created. (The kids also named the trees!)

I want to share some really good news. The Ventura Tree Alliance received notification that we were awarded a grant to plant trees at Elmhurst School from RELEAF and Southern California Edison.

Elmhurst is a Title One school and has very few trees in the schoolyard. (see image)

Unfortunately the public is not invited to this event, but we are also planning an event in April at Montalvo Hill Park on April 25. Check back for more information on the Montalvo Hill event.

There are a number of myths about Eucalyptus trees. Here's why they are important in the San Francisco Bay Area:

Cloud forests, such as the eucalyptus trees shrouded in fog on Mount Sutro in San Francisco, condense large amounts of moisture out of the clouds that then falls onto the ground. Fog drip in [San Francisco’s eucalyptus forests adds sixteen inches of rainfall ](https://milliontrees.me/2014/06/12/ants-used-to-scapegoat-our-urban-forest/)each year in those forests.

That transpiration is important in Ventura as well. We're not a cloud forest, but we need the moisture that these giant trees provide to keep Ventura cool.

https://milliontrees.me/deforestation-and-climate-change/

Great news!!!

As California’s redwoods recover from fire, an astonishing fact emerges Researchers studying coast redwoods burned in 2020 wildfires in Big Basin Redwoods State Park discovered just how these trees store energy.

As autumn emerges, it's wonderful to see the acorns on the trees we've planted at Ventura Community Park. Thanks to all of our volunteers, donors and partner including the East Ventura Community Council, the College Area Community Council, the Sierra Club.

Thanks especially to the City of Ventura's Urban Forestry team - Stacey Zarazua, Andy Torres, Mike Melore and the rest of the staff. We couldn't do it without you!

Mark your calendar for our next tree planting on Wednesday, October 4, at Community Park on Kimball (time to come). We'll be planting twenty trees for Clean Air Day. Kids are welcome. Bring sunscreen, a hat, gloves and a shovel (with your name on it) and help us plant trees.

Before and after… the strap just needed a little tightening.

Come visit us this Saturday, from 9am to 2pm at the Ventura Botanical Gardens. Stop by to chat, learn more about our urban canopy or donate to support more trees in our community. We look forward to seeing you!
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Ventura Tree Alliance Community action committed to enhancing Ventura’s Tree Canopy. Learn More To plant trees is to give body and life to one's dreams for a better world. —Russell Page   A healthy urban forest enhances community health and well-being. Trees are a climate solution. They moderate heat and wind, mitig...

Branching Out: The Ventura Tree Alliance seeks to enhance the city’s urban forest Promoting trees was a priority for Christy Weir during her tenure as Ventura’s mayor and city councilmember between 2003 and 2020. Weir said she worked to get the city’s urban

Join the Ventura Tree Alliance in planting 20 trees at Community Park on Kimball, this Wed., Oct., 5 at 10am.

Celebrating OAKtober as a part of California Clean Air Day, we are partnering with the City of Ventura's Urban Forestry Division, College Area Community Council and Ventura College, encouraging tree lovers of all ages to join this fun and worthwhile event.

Bring a shovel, rake, gloves, water and a hat and enjoy a morning outdoors doing something for the community!

OAKtober is right around the corner. To help clean Ventura's air, we're planting 20 trees on Wed., October 5 @ 10am (at Community Park on Kimball) as a part of California Clean Air Day. Please join us, but if you can't, you can help by taking the Clean Air Pledge https://www.cleanairday.org/pledge/individual/
Let's all make a difference together.

Take the Clean Air Pledge - California Clean Air Day California suffers from some of the worst air quality in the country. Collectively we have the power to change the world and can choose to do so in ways that help, not harm, all Californians. Join us in challenging yourself to create clean air in your community. The following pledge includes the mos...

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Ventura High School PTSA celebrates Earth Day with tree planting this morning. School campuses need more shade and beauty that tree canopy provides. Thank you, volunteers!

Looking for Volunteers to Plant Trees for Arbor Day!
Roll up your sleeves, grab your hat and a shovel and join the Ventura Tree Alliance to make a difference in Ventura. Mark your calendars for a family-friendly tree planting on Arbor Day, Saturday, March 12, from 9 to noon.
In preparation for the event, West Coast Arborists, the Ventura Tree Alliance, and the City of Ventura will co-host a community workshop on February 26, from 8 to 11am, at the EP Foster Library Topping Room, 651 E. Main Street. The workshop provides information to volunteers and the opportunity to learn what trees will be planted and how to plant them for long-term success. Also included will be a botanist-guided walk in the Botanical Garden.

On Arbor Day, volunteers will meet at the Westpark Community Center parking lot, 450 W Harrison Ave, Ventura. Wear sunscreen and hats, bring gloves, water and your own shovel and enjoy a beautiful day outdoors. The 65 trees to be planted along the Ventura bike path adjacent to Westpark include those that are common and local and, in the spirit of conservation, those that are unique. The funds for this event were part of the Amplify grant, awarded by Cal Fire through the California Urban Forest Council to West Coast Arborists. West Coast Arborists is partnering with the City of Ventura and the Ventura Tree Alliance for the event. The goal of the Amplify movement is to improve and diversify urban forests in disadvantaged and low-income communities throughout California by planting 2,000 statewide in one day, Arbor Day 2022.

The tree of Tule in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the tree with the largest trunk diameter in the world. It's circumference reaches almost 60 meters and has a height of 42 meters. It's approximate age is 2,000 years.

Photo: Ernesto Murguia

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Tree of Life, Washington

Olympic National Park’s Tree of Life seems to defy all logic. The grand Sitka spruce sits almost in midair with all of its roots exposed and hanging below.

Perched between two steep slopes, the tree holds on by only a few of its roots while the rest hang below, inexplicably staying standing and gaining enough nutrients to not only survive but to fully thrive.

300 Year old Oak Trees, Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana

Interested in learning more about the Ventura Tree Alliance? Christy Weir and Barbara Brown were invited to speak with Nadine Piche on her radio show "Ventura Vibe".
https://soundcloud.com/user-55332697/ventura-vibe-ep-26-ventura-tree-alliance?in=user-55332697/sets/ventura-vibe

Ventura Vibe! Ep. 26 Ventura Tree Alliance Former Ventura Mayor Christy Weir and Barbara Brown of the Ventura Botanical Gardens about Ventura’s newest local treasure the Ventura Tree Alliance.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANTING TREES IN VENTURA. Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 9am – 12pm
Midtown Ventura Community Council needs your help planting six trees and native shrubs along Main Street as part of Ventura’s Pilot Beautification Grant Program!

Meet at the corner of Emma Avenue and Porter Lane and bring gloves and shovels.

Call 406 799-4406 with questions or to RSVP.

And, trees are beautiful.

Black Oak in the Rain,
The first rain of the season drenches a parched Yosemite Valley and this California Black Oak.

The 2021 State of the World's Trees report was recently published. If you are interested in learning more...https://www.bgci.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FINAL-GTAReportMedRes-1.pdf

Please join the Ventura Tree Alliance on August 24 at 5:00 as we meet to learn about the city's recycled water program. We will be joined by a special guest, Jason Wong, from the City of Ventura's water department. He will provide information about the city's water recycling (mobile reuse) program and answer questions. In order to access the city's recycled water, you need to attend a training session, fill out an application and pay a $75 permit fee. This meeting will count for the training session and Jason will bring applications. The filling station is off Spinnaker Dr, and unlimited water is available.

We need Ventura residents to take advantage of this program to help water our drought-stressed trees.

Jim Ackerman (in photo) will be at the meeting with his water truck and he'll be available to explain his tank set-up.

Please PM us and we will contact you with the address of the meeting.

Good news.

On Monday night’s City Council consent calendar there is an item to reject all bids for the Mission Park project, so there can be more public input and changes made to address the concerns raised.
https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/28451/9J

Public input was cited as the reason for the change. Good job everyone! (Thanks Carol Spector for the original post.)

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