Foundation takes lead in city forestation: Over 1,300 plantings, more to go

Excerpts from the Woodland Record:

Woodland was carved out of an oak forest. The settlement, first known as Yolo City, sat atop a wooded highland above winter floods. That was the 1850s. In 1997 the City of Woodland adopted a flag that features a dominant silhouette of a heritage Quercus lobata, the majestic Valley Oak. It is the symbol of our City of Trees.

As the oak reigns above many species in our urban forest today, there are many individuals who have captured the spirit of Johnny Appleseed and desire to expand the growth. And there is one organization that is taking charge of harnessing that energy, the nonprofit Woodland Tree Foundation. That organization has filled a gap created by the abandonment of the City of Woodland Tree Commission almost a decade ago. Their motto is “Building Community Through Canopy.”

The Woodland Tree Foundation is here to get that done with support from the city. Despite the absence of a tree commission, the city does have an Urban Forest Committee, a subgroup of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Earlier this year the city received a grant from the State of California for about $31,000 to develop a tree inventory as part of Woodland’s Urban Forest Master Plan. That program has been delayed because of significant vacancies within the Parks and Recreation Department, but the Public Works Department will initiate the tree count.

Read more at the Woodland Record.