Tag Archives: Trees

Support Sacramento Trees – Your Input Matters!

Trees are more than part of Sacramento’s Landscape, they’re part of who we are.

Sacramento’s identity as the City of Trees is more than a nickname. It’s a legacy rooted in community, health, and resilience. Our urban forest is an essential infrastructure that keeps neighborhoods cool, cleans our air, boosts property values, and enhances quality of life. But protecting this vital resource for future generations demands commitment, dedicated investment, thoughtful planning, and inclusive actions. There are numerous Plan strategies that will help to increase our tree canopy; however, without help from outside public stakeholders, it will be difficult for the City to implement this plan.

Sacramento’s 20-year Urban Forestry Plan (UFP) for trees has entered its final phase and will be presented to City Council for adoption on June 24, 2025. We must act now to make sure trees remain a fundamental part of our city as we grow.

Email your council member and the mayor with the amendment below, and ask them to add language to the plan to ensure its implementation:

  1. Find your Council and Mayor’s email: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/mayor-council/Find-Your-District
  2. Ask them to establish a collaborative working group comprised of City staff implementing the plan and key tree canopy stakeholders.
  3. Copy (CC) your email to: trees4sacto[at]gmail[dot]com

To Attend Council Hearing 6/24/2025 in Person:

Sacramento City Hall Chambers
915, I Street, 1st Floor Chambers, Sacramento, CA
5:00 pm

Send E-comments to Council Hearing – Go to Council Agenda Item for Urban Forest Plan

The agenda and e-comment portal will be accessible on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Provide e-comments here.
In “upcoming meetings” section > June 24 Council Hearing.
For assistance with the e-comment process, contact the Office of the City Clerk at 916-808-7200 or clerk[at]cityofsacramento[dot]org.
You can also watch the Council hearing from the above link.

Review the Most Current Urban Forest Plan

As an advocacy group of residents, Trees for Sacramento champions sound public policy and works with the City Council and local organizations to ensure trees are treated as a core component of city planning.

Thank you for your continued support.

Native Tree Planting 3/11

Everyone Welcome!

Saturday, March 11 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join us to make our region greener and our air cleaner!

The Sacramento Tree Foundation invites us to join in their upcoming event to plant over 100 Native seedlings along the Franklin Creek Trail in Elk Grove. The Tree Foundation provides all the necessary tools and supplies to care for trees.

Participants will receive a short, hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will split up into groups and begin planting trees throughout the site. This is a great way to get outdoors and make a difference.

Register now to secure a spot and learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elk-grove-native-tree-planting-registration-523089253037?discount=sierraclub. The Sacramento Tree Foundation will send you an email with logistics and directions to the site.

Tree-Mendous Tips for Watering Your Trees

July 2021 | Be Water Smart

Do you LOVE trees? Do you get nutty over walnut trees? Weepy at the sight of a willow? Want to cuddle with a conifer?

Be Water Smart wants YOU to make sure our urban forest stays with us for generations to come, even as climate change is projected to bring more frequent drought years.

Here are some tips for efficiently watering your trees when the weather is dry, and be sure to visit sactree.com to learn even more about caring for trees!

Here are a few of the Be Water Smart videos that can help get you started!

Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay

Midtown Development Plans Revised to Save Tree

By Ben van der Meer
June 10, 2019
Sacramento Business Journal

A proposed apartment development at 23rd and I streets by Vrilakas Groen Architects has been revised to preserve a black walnut tree which would have been torn down under the original plans. The revision comes after an appeal by Trees of Sacramento.

The new proposal also includes seven 1,040 to 1,100 square feet homes instead of seven 1,530 square feet apartments. Garages that were part of the old plan have been removed.

“Basically, we’re delighted [Ron Vrilakas] was willing to go back and redesign the project and save the tree. We think it’s an example of a win-win situation.” – Karen Jacques, Trees for Sacramento

Click here to view the full article.

Speak at the Tree Ordinance Hearing – May 10, 2016

Join Trees4Sacramento to speak up for the trees at the law and legislation committee’s hearing on the proposed revisions to the Sacramento City Tree Ordinance. See the redline of the changes by clicking here.

When: Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 at 3:00pm (NOTE: Date has been changed twice now from the originally announced April 12 date)

What: Law and Legislation Committee Hearing on city tree ordinance revisions

Where: Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber – 915 I Street, 1st Floor

Why: To save the tree canopy in Sacramento!

Who: You and other concerned citizens