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