Every year, Friends of the Urban Forest recognizes a community with the Brian Tsai Greener Block Award (formerly called the “Most Greenified Block Award,” and renamed for a beloved longtime staff member who died earlier this year). We have chosen two winners for 2020: the Oceanview Neighborhood and Carr Street. The award recognizes an area… read more »
Racial justice = environmental justice
We want to live in a world where Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) don’t have to bear the burden of environmental injustice, violent over-policing, job discrimination, and inequitable health care, housing, and educational services. We regularly plant trees in neighborhoods that are subject to and affected by discriminatory police practices, institutionalized racism, and… read more »
Our most-planted street trees of the decade
Since 1981, Friends of the Urban Forest has planted about 60,000 trees. We’ve always done our best to identify, obtain, and plant species that are suitable for use as street trees, are likely to thrive in our climate and conditions, and provide significant benefits for the environment, the urban infrastructure, and the health of San… read more »