Canopy has transformed streets in a number of Bay Area communities by adding thousands of trees. The staff includes experienced arborists, community activists, and over twenty teens trained in arboriculture who have gone on to become community leaders. With nearly thirty years of experience, Canopy knows how to work with city governments and community leaders to make things happen.
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With a relatively small, well-organized staff, lots of volunteers, a can-do attitude, strong partners and a clear vision, Canopy has shown how successful it can be in changing neighborhoods and cities like Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. They've been at it almost twenty years and have enriched those cities with close to 4,000 trees, not to mention the countless hours of advocacy. Yes, I am a huge fan of Canopy.
Canopy does an incredible job of building community among volunteers and of empowering volunteers to improve their towns. As a volunteer tree planting leader for over five years and a regular donor, I have been consistently impressed with the work Canopy does.
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As a Canopy supporter and donor, I recently attended a Canopy-hosted tree talk given by Professor Matt Ritter. He was a wonderful speaker, and shared lots of fascinating information about oaks and other California native plants through his beautiful photos and personal stories. I think the event helped attendees gain more appreciation for our trees and plants, raised awareness about issues faced by our native flora, and also inspired attendees to help protect these precious natural resources. I also really liked the event venue. It was held at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, where Canopy has planted a number of trees over the years. The thriving young trees add so much to the campus, and they give us hope!
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I found out about Canopy not long ago, and recently participated in one of their tree planting event at a middle school and attended two of their tree walks. All of these events were very well run and organized. Canopy's staff seem very knowledgable and passionate about what they do.
I am impressed by what Canopy has done for the community in the past 20 years! I think they originally started in Palo Alto, and now is also doing good work in East Palo Alto, Redwood City and Mountain View.
All of the Canopy events that I’ve attended over the years have been top notch, and the Canopy staff have been a joy to work with.
I am happy to be a donor to Canopy. You do excellent work and set a high standard for other urban forestry organizations in the state.
I recently led a tree planting with Canopy at the Willow Oaks Elementary school which has a largely Spanish speaking student body – it was inspiring to see these kids getting their hands dirty, fighting climate change and improving the air and environment around their school by planting the trees that will be there for decades (some of the trees we planted can easily live over 100 years). We got my employer and a local law firm to donate to this effort, too.