by Deb Etheredge | Jul 27, 2014 | IFGU Communities, Residential
Like us and leave a comment on Facebook to win a signed copy of Carolyn Finney’s new book “Black Faces, White Spaces”! (Sells unsigned for $24.95). Each week during August we will be giving away an autographed book to one lucky follower. All you have to do is Like Us...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Apr 23, 2014 | IFGU Communities, Residential
Guest blog by Dan Staley, Principal of Analemma Resources, an urban forestry, ecology and planning firm in Aurora, CO focusing on applied research, policy and implementation. Rooftop solar power generation is coming to our neighborhoods. Let’s get ready. Falling...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Apr 9, 2014 | Business, IFGU Communities, Residential, Urban Forestry Professionals
Guest Blog: David Novak is a syndicated columnist, appearing in newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. His byline has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Readers Digest and GQ. David is a specialist at health, wellness, exercise and diet, and he is a...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Apr 2, 2014 | Business, IFGU Communities, Residential, Urban Forestry Professionals
Guest blogger: Jennifer Chapman, Native Sisters Tree Service, Cert. Arborist/Tree Risk Assessor, Tree and nature lover. There is nothing like waking up to the sound of sweet bird songs. That’s because living among nature has been proven to be good for us...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Mar 5, 2014 | Business, IFGU Communities, Residential, Tree Care, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
In urban areas around the country, trees have a hard life. On average an urban tree’s life expectancy is only 8 years. That same tree in a forest or even the countryside might easily live to be a hundred years old. City trees face hard impervious surfaces, overhead...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Feb 25, 2014 | Business, IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in Chico, Invest from the Ground Up in El Cerrito, Residential, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
We’re proud to announce, the Invest From the Ground campaign has selected the City of El Cerrito for our fifth local community! Alongside our tree-mendous local partners—The City of El Cerrito, The El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce and the El Cerrito Garden Club, we are...
