by Nancy Hughes | Apr 24, 2013 | IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in Santee, Parks, Trees
Guest blog by our fabulous local campaign partner, Annette Saul, certified arborist and Parks and Landscape Supervisor for the City of Santee. She has had a lead role in maintaining Santee’s status as a “Tree City USA,” creating and developing the annual SanTree Fest...
by Nancy Hughes | Apr 19, 2013 | Invest from the Ground Up in Santee, Trees
With a hot Santee summer on the horizon, are you starting to look for shade and ways to save on your energy bills? Look no further than the ground! Trees are actually one of the cheapest, most effective summer solutions around for homeowners. For just $10* a year, any...
by Nancy Hughes | Apr 18, 2013 | IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in East Hollywood
Great news! Starting this week, we are rolling out the Invest From the Ground campaign in the first of our five pilot communities: East Hollywood. Alongside our amazing local partners—East Hollywood Business Improvement District (EHBID), The Hollywood Chamber of...
by Nancy Hughes | Apr 17, 2013 | Invest from the Ground Up in Santee, Residential, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
Post by guest blogger Dennis Swartzell, a board-certified master arborist, who has a consulting practice where he resides in Southern Nevada. He is Landscape and Arboretum Director Emeritus at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and current president of the...
by Nancy Hughes | Apr 10, 2013 | Trees
Post by guest blogger Dr. Geoffrey Donovan. His two main research areas are the economics of wildfire and quantifying the benefits of urban trees. He has worked since 2001 as a research forester for the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. He has...