by Invest from the Ground Up | Jan 22, 2014 | Business, IFGU Communities, Residential, Tree Benefits, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
Here at Invest From the Ground Up, we are always talking about all that trees do for us. You may have seen our many articles and resources showing how trees help our communities in so many ways from increasing property values to reducing our stress; today we recognize...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Dec 11, 2013 | Business, IFGU Communities, Residential, Tree Benefits, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
Guest Bio by Michael Heilpern of The Tree Action Group (TAG) of Sustainable Claremont, a grassroots organization dedicated to education about the care and value of trees, and improving the policies and practices concerning the trees of Claremont’s urban forest. For...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Nov 6, 2013 | Business, IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in Albany, Invest from the Ground Up in Bakersfield, Invest from the Ground Up in Santee, Residential, Tree Benefits, Tree Care, Trees
Last week, we talked about how you can select lower maintenance trees and how to make the bounty from your current trees more manageable. However, when you take a more positive approach and look at the glass half full, you can see that there are many wonderful uses...
by Invest from the Ground Up | Oct 2, 2013 | Business, IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in Albany, Invest from the Ground Up in Bakersfield, Invest from the Ground Up in East Hollywood, Invest from the Ground Up in Los Angeles, Residential, Tree Benefits, Tree Jobs, Tree Planting Project, Trees
Guest blog by Kyle Anderson of Express Employment Professionals (EEP), a staffing agency with over 600 offices in the United States. Whenever companies are in need of new employees, Express takes care of recruiting, screening, and interviewing potential workers....
by Invest from the Ground Up | Sep 18, 2013 | Business, IFGU Communities, Invest from the Ground Up in Albany, Invest from the Ground Up in Bakersfield, Residential, Tree Benefits, Trees, Urban Forestry Professionals
It’s 86°F outside the city, but not far away, in the downtown area without trees, temperatures are significantly hotter—in the 90’s—people are sweltering, air conditioners are on full blast, sidewalks are being damaged, air pollution is up. This is becoming an...
by Nancy Hughes | Jun 5, 2013 | Business, Tree Benefits, Tree Jobs, Trees
The biggest factor on the minds of Californians continues to be the economy and jobs and rightfully so. In turn, our public officials are working hard and looking at all sorts of measures to attract good-paying jobs to our communities. One place many policymakers...
