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Newsletter

The Sacramento Tree Foundation newsletter, the Urban Forest Monitor, is published quarterly and contains information on all the happenings in the urban forest. Events, volunteer spotlights, tree information, and featured issues are brought to light for every season. The current newsletter and archived issues are available in our Newsletter Archive. Become a member today to have the newsletter mailed to you every quarter!

Videos

Several videos are now available for download so you can learn about the best planting care, and many benefits that trees provide — We recommend it!

• Tree Planting and Care Videos  — to learn how to properly plant and care for trees as well as sign up for the Sacramento Shade Program with SMUD.
• The Value of a Tree  — Come along for a trip through the urban forest and learn how trees are working for you everyday! [Flash Movie - High Speed connection required.]
• Going Green — Is your city turning green or gray? Learn from leading experts about the trends and challenges facing urbanizing America. The choices we make have an impact — find out how today!
• A Brief History of the Sacramento Tree Foundation featuring Ray Tretheway
  
• Healthy Places, Healthy People: The Urban Forest Meets Public Health featuring Desiree Backman.
  

Publications

The Tree Foundation has published a variety of materials to help you learn and get involved in the urban forest.

• Tree Tours  — download the guides and take a self-guided tree tour today!
• State of the Trees Report 2000 — a status report on Sacramento's forest and call to action for the community.
• State of the Trees Report 1996  (3 MB) - the first report and call to action for the Sacramento region's urban forest.
  
• NeighborWoods Guidebook  — This book will help you investigate the neighborhood you live in and get involved with trees.
• NeighborWoods Workbook
• Tree Planting Guide — our simple card to take into the yard
• Mature Tree Guide — learn to care for your big trees
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Elm Guide — all about the signature elms of Sacramento
• Oak Guide — caring for our native oak trees
• How To Hire An Arborist
• Value of a Tree Flier — What could 4 million new trees do for our community?
• Greenprint Flier — a general overview of the benefits of trees
• Seed to Seedling Curriculum — a wonderful curriculum for elementary school classes to learn about the joy and art of growing acorns into oak trees.
• My Oakbook — the student workbook for Seed to Seedling that includes only the activity pages for students to complete.
• Tree Tips — A collection of simple to understand instructions on all things trees.