Canopy

Engage: We plant and steward community trees in partnership with residents, volunteers, school communities, municipalities, and grassroots partners. Educate: We create life-long environmental stewards through exploration and education about trees and tree care. Steward: Our rigorous approach to tree care and maintenance-always engaging the communit... y-ensures high rates of tree survival and longevity. Advocate: We uphold and promote policies and funding that protect trees and promote a healthy urban forest. We're guided along the way by our four core values: Excellence: We value evidence-based practice and continual innovation. To work effectively and maintain community trust, we invest in passionate, hardworking staff and Board Members who embrace and promote a culture of excellence. Equity: We actively seek to engage and reflect the diversity of people living on the Midpeninsula, and to remedy local inequities in access to tree canopy and urban nature. Collaboration: We actively share knowledge, experience, and resources with public, private, and other nonprofit agencies. We invest in strong partnerships to achieve greater collective impact. Gratitude: We value, recognize, and celebrate the diverse contributions of staff, board, volunteers, donors, and partners who power Canopy's success and create long-lasting impact. Canopy's diverse programs include: Tree Planting: expanding our urban forest. Canopy recently completed a major initiative to plant 1,000 trees on underserved school campuses. Now we're working on the next thousand. Tree Care: tending our young and mature community trees Tree Walks: inspiring people of all ages to explore and appreciate the urban forest Events and Workshops: Engaging the community and sharing the latest in arboriculture science. Youth Engagement and School Programs: Inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards. Urban Forest Advocacy: Working with public and private agencies to protect our forest as a whole. Community Services: Providing guidance and advice for City ...Read More