Staff

Rachel Aucutt Dr. Desirée Backman Katie Baker Lizz Bippus Cindy Blain Kent Brister Les Brister Jacobe Caditz Colleen Cadwallader Shawn Colvin Anne Fenkner Pamela Frickmann Olga Garzón James Grey Catherine Grove Rachael Harrington Janene Iorga Meredith King Luanne Leineke Glorian Martinelli Joni Ramirez Trevor Rohrbach Sarah Saetern Greg Safran Amy Self Kuldeep Singh Ranjit Singh Jason Stang Ray Tretheway Zarah Wyly

Board of Directors President Eric Douglas

Vice President William Ishmael

Secretary Sydney Coatsworth

Treasurer Michael Benoff

Dr. Ami Bera Wendy Bogdan Curt Cetraro Della Gilleran Valerie Hoffman Steve Johns John Lane Charles Metzinger Lynn Pomeroy Scott Rose Rev. Jean Shaw Sandra Shewry Jeff Townsend Miles Treaster Bob Waste John Webre

Our Staff and Board of Directors

191 Lathrop Way, Suite D | Sacramento CA 95815 (916) 924-TREE | Fax: 924-2803 | sactree.com

Our Mission: to build the best urban forest for the Sacramento region.

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Our Programs and Services

Greenprint Initiative The Greenprint initiative is a multi-decade regional framework created to meet Sacramento’s sustainability and livability goals by expanding the urban forest and optimizing the benefits of tree canopies. Supported by 22 cities and 6 counties in the greater Sacramento region, the Greenprint initiative represents a model for the nation in regional collaboration, environmental enhancement and land stewardship.

Trees NeighborWoods

With our support, neighborhoods develop local partnerships, organize projects and are empowered to enhance their trees and landscapes. We provide educational materials, training, practical tools and logistical support to develop and maintain local skills to build truly great neighborhood tree programs and groups.

Native Trees in Urban and Rural Environments (NATURE) Our NATURE program works to replenish and sustain the native flora and fauna of Sacramento County by replanting and protecting native trees and woodlands. We collaborate with the County of Sacramento and City of Elk Grove, as well as the development community to plant and nurture native trees.

Sacramento Shade Trees planted in the right spaces in our urban environment provide shade and offer significant energy savings. Those who participate in Sacramento Shade receive planting and care guidance along with selection of free, healthy trees for shading their homes, schools, parks and streets. This model program, which is the largest and most successful of its kind, has been sponsored by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) since 1990.

Mature Trees Large canopy trees offer the most benefits, including cool, comfortable shade. These mature trees need management and care in order to thrive. Our Mature Tree program offers education and best practices to ensure a healthy urban forest.

Outreach and Education Seed to Seedling

For over 20 years, elementary school students have been learning about the natural world by growing native acorns into young seedlings on the windowsills of classrooms. After a few months, these seedlings are transferred to a correctional facility nursery and grown to a size appropriate for transplanting at schools and local parks.

Our Financial Summary

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Fiscal year July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Revenue and Support Grants and Contracts

SMUD $970,728 Mitigation $463,352 Greenprint $292,278 Other Grants and Contracts $200,454

Total Grants and Contracts $1,926,812

Membership and Contributions $122,112 In-kind Contributions $112,493 Special Event Income $85,041 Interest $1,309 Miscellaneous $536 Total Revenue and Support $2,248,303

Expenses Program Services $1,719,376 General and Administrative $347,780 Fundraising $138,674 Total Expenses $2,205,830

Net Assets, Beginning of Year* $508,126 Net Assets, End of Year $550,599

Copies of the audit are available upon request. *Revised for prior period adjustment

Assets Cash and Cash Equivalent $360,266 Certificates of deposit $110,816 Receivables SMUD $102,165 Contracts & Accounts Receivable $283,370 Pledges $23,214 Total Receivables $408,749

Prepaid Expenses $26,369 Property and Equipment (net) $86,767 Total Assets $992,967

Liabilities & Net Assets Accounts Payable & Accrued Liabilities $191,344 Land Use & Maintenance Fees Payable $18,400 Deferred Revenue $174,595 Notes Payable $58,029 Total Liabilities $442,368

Net Assets Unrestricted Board designated for habitat enhancement and education $113,352 Undesignated $437,247 Total Net Assets $550,599

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $992,967

Our Supporters

Donations $60,000 to $91,000 Capital Public Radio* USDA Forest Service California ReLeaf (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

CAL FIRE County of Sacramento $25,000 AT&T $9,000 to $15,000 SMUD Susan McClatchy California Department of Public Health

Chevron Kelly Foundation Miles Treaster $5,000 to $7,000 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 447

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency

Teichert San Manuel Band Of Mission Indians

$2,000 to $4,000 Leading Resources TPW Foundation CA Association of Health Facilities

California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers

Marketing by Design* California Farm Bureau Federation

Diepenbrock Harrison Alliance Of Automobile Manufacturers

Arata Brothers BP Union Pacific Foundation

Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op

McDonough, Holland & Allen

$1,000 to $1,999 Burnett & Sons Alleghany Properties Brookfield Land ECORP Consulting Foothill Associates Kaiser Permanente Law Offices of Gregory D. Thatch

Lewis Planned Communities

LPAS Architecture + Design

Nolte Associates Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley

River City Bank Runyon, Saltzman & Einhorn

Sacramento Association of Realtors

Sacramento County Airport System

Setzer Foundation Sutter Health - Sacramento Sierra Region

West Coast Arborists Western Contract Westervelt Ecological Services

Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects

Pacific Gas and Electric Eva Fort Photography* Miles Treaster & Associates

Sacramento Recycling & Transfer Station

UC Davis Health System

Young America

Personal Members Sustaining - $1,000 Michael Benoff & Joyce Hammond

Dr. Ami & Dr. Janine Bera

Curt & Traci Cetraro Charles & Mary Anne Cooper

William Ishmael & David Gibson

Steve & Pam Johns John & Carrie Lane Susan McClatchy Lynn & Carolee Pomeroy

Sandra Shewry & Stan Cubanski

Jeff & Theresa Townsend

Supporting - $500 Eric Douglas & Susanna Cooper

Gary & Cary Grant Mary Jo & Jim Streng Karen & Sandy Trust Chris Tucker Forest - $250 Jacob & Beth Appelsmith

Joyce Brinsky & Kay Judson

Colleen Cadwallader & Scott Fraser

Kathleen Chovan Michael & Natalie Clohossey

Sydney Coatsworth Mike & Mary Handel Bruce Handley & Patricia Sayer-Handley

Gerald Kuehner Gordon MacAulay Charles Metzinger, REA

Mimi & Burnett Miller Paul O'Neil & Sally Flory-O'Neil

Chris Phinney & Phyllis Lee

Joni & Henry Ramirez Judson & Kimarie Riggs Jim & Claudia Sandberg-Larsen

Heidi Steger Miles Treaster Judy & Ray Tretheway Dr. Bob & Katherine Waste

Ann Weldy

Corporate Members Greenprint City of Elk Grove City of West Sacramento

City of Citrus Heights County of Sacramento Platinum+ - $5,000 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 447

Platinum - $1,000 AECOM Downey Brand, LLP Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects

Leading Resources Lionakis Marketing by Design Robert Waste & Associates

Serrano Associates Setzer Foundation SMUD TPW Foundation Gold - $500 Alleghany Properties LLC

California Farm Bureau Federation

Dome Printing Five Star Bank

Granite Park Partners LPAS Architecture + Design

Mission Oaks Recreation and Parks District

North Sacramento Land Company

Sacramento Recycling & Transfer Station

Vital Networks Voyage Financial Group Silver - $250 Aerco Pacific Boething Treeland Farms

Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineering

Capital Nursery Co. Capital Sheet Metal Capitol Area Development Authority

Economic & Planning Systems

Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District

Lewis Planned Communities

Mather Golf Course Mercy General Hospital Nepenthe Homeowners Association

Sacramento County Airport System

Southgate Recreation & Park District

Stantec Consulting The Merchants National Bank

The Natomas Basin Conservancy

Wells Fargo

*includes in-kind Thank you to all

our donors, including those

not listed!

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Hands On Trees (HOT) For the second year, we partnered with Hands On Sacramento to pilot Hands On Trees, an after school club at Sacramento High School. Hands On Trees empowers youth to become environmental stewards, community leaders and successful professionals so that they can have a positive impact on the quality of life of their community. Hands On Trees participants gain the hands-on experience and education they need to make informed environmental choices, consider green industry jobs, and lead efforts to enhance the health of the communities they touch through urban greening.

Leading Education and Awareness in urban Forestry (LEAF) LEAF is a comprehensive course training volunteers in the various areas of arboriculture necessary to effectively tend the urban forest. Sessions expose students to the elements needed to sustain and grow a healthy urban forest. In addition, participants are connected to career paths in this realm.

Research and Development Practical Research

We manage in-depth technical studies in partnership with regional and national government agencies to increase the scientific understanding of the urban forest. The current Urban Forests for Clean Air Demonstration Project will help determine the net impact of tree canopy on improving our region’s air quality.

Advocacy Our goal is to increase the investment in urban forests in California, thereby making our state a healthier place to live. We work in collaboration with other tree and environmental groups in California to advocate for enhanced funding for tree programs by the state legislature and the executive branch of state government.

National Models Our NeighborWoods program has been adopted by the national Alliance for Community Trees and is being used all over the United States with great success. Our award-winning elementary school curriculum, Seed to Seedling, is in classrooms from California to Maryland. The Save the Elms Program is dedicated to protecting the heritage elm canopy from the threat of Dutch elm disease. In partnership with the City of Sacramento and volunteers, we monitor the elms and plant new disease-resistant elms varieties.

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New Trees Made a Big Impact Nearly 23,000 trees were planted Resulting benefits Over $6.5 million in net energy savings Over $17.6 million in air quality benefits Over $2.6 million in hydrology benefits Over $11.9 million in property value and other benefits Nearly $31.0 million in net benefits over the estimated 40-year lifetime of the trees

Monitoring and Stewardship Matters Monitoring Over 2,700 trees for the Natomas Basin Conservancy, Cal Expo and Highway 160 Over 7,000 NATURE trees Responded to countless young and mature tree care inquiries

Volunteers Transformed the Landscape Over 2,500 volunteer spots were filled, donating over 9,600 hours to our mission Volunteer hours were valued at over $195,000

Youth Education: Knowledge = Power Nearly 2,500 elementary school children were reached through Seed to Seedling 18 youth participated in Hands on Trees, they: Hosted a Green Career Fair Provided over 150 hours of service to the community Maintained their school garden Participated in two overnight “nature” camping trips

More Involvement, More Commitment Graduated one LEAF Steward class Contributed over 650 hours to leading tree tours and tree planting events Supported nursery and landscape education at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center Reached over 15,000 people at community outreach events

The Scientific Case for Trees Continues to Grow Continued work on the Urban Forest Air Quality Development Control Measure Continued the tree survivability study with UC Berkeley Initiated work to monetize the atmospheric carbon reduction benefit of trees

Our Accomplishments: Reaching for Success and Achieving It

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Received a grant to explore the relationship between the extent of urban greening and public health behaviors and outcomes

Advancing Urban Forest Advocacy and Policy Elk Grove ordinance revision received a helping hand Model ordinance nears completion Solar panels and trees find ways to co-exist The debate rages on about levees and vegetation Greenprint Steering Committee members became more engaged

“Growing Greener” with the 2010 Tree Heroes C.K. McClatchy Award Senator Darrell Steinberg supports the urban forest through his groundbreaking work in the legislature by creating bills like Senate Bill 375 (Redesigning Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases), as well as by planting trees. We applauded Senator Steinberg’s commitment to the greening of the Sacramento region and the state of California. Austin B. Carroll Award - received by Bob Bastian In 2008, the brand-new Twin Rivers Unified School District planted 1,000 trees to celebrate its inauguration as well as to demonstrate its commitment to the well-being of its staff, teachers, students and the entire community. With gratitude, we honored Twin Rivers for setting a worthy example of environmental stewardship and community engagement for other districts to model. Growing Greenprint Award - received by Dena Kirtley The City of West Sacramento has supported the Greenprint initiative since its inception. West Sacramento’s incredible commitment to improving its community by building a better urban forest made it the perfect choice for the inaugural Growing Greenprint Award. Legacy Award - received by Linda Bell This year’s winner was a valley oak, which stands along the Portola Way alley in Curtis Park. It is a great example of a native tree surviving only on what nature provides.