Events

The Benicia Tree Foundation is planning a year round schedule of special events, workshops, presentations.

• Annual Arbor Day Event
• Fun & Educational Events
• Tree Plantings Celebrated with Wine & Cheese
• Bicycle Tree Tours in Fall, Winter & Spring
• Tree Planting Events – Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall
• Walking Tree Tours – Fall, Winter & Spring
• Tree-Keeper Class designed to build and support growing cadre of dedicated “tree-keepers” (urban forestry advocates and core leadership in the BTF). Participants will graduate with a powerful skill set that enables them as community wide advocates and resource specialists. Sample topics:
• Urban Forestry 101 – Basic Tree Anatomy & Physiology
• Benicia’s Urban Forest – Past, Present, Future (Policy, Visions, Plans)
• Planting & Maintaining Trees – Planting Schema, Root Ball Deficits, Staking, Hole Making, Etc.
• Documenting And Preserving Benicia’s Tree Heritage
• Education And Outreach
• School Assemblies, Example Lectures:

1. "Why Trees Matter in Benicia & What You Can Do To Help”
2. “Plant A School Orchard Today And Enjoy The Harvest of Health & Wellness Tomorrow”
3. Tree science experiments engaging students in the Benicia Unified School District