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GREETINGSfrom the Board Chair and Executive Director Dear Friends of Canopy,

Our 19th year has brought new growth, new plans, and a renewed focus on our vision: a day when every resident of the Mid-Peninsula can walk, play, and thrive under the shade of healthy trees. As we plant and care for urban trees, we’re not only growing a vibrant urban forest, we’re investing in healthy, resilient communities where people and nature flourish.

This year, Canopy has worked to protect the local urban forest as California’s drought and aggressive water conservation goals threatened thousands of urban trees. Canopy has taken the lead, delivering the message to residents and decision-makers that we can — and must — save trees while saving water. We’ve inspired school children, residents, volunteers and policy makers to work together to safeguard the fragile urban forest against drought, neglect, and weak investment.

Amid the challenges of drought, we celebrated a key policy victory for trees when the Palo Alto City Council adopted the Urban Forest Master Plan in May. This landmark document will guide comprehensive, long-term management of the City’s most valuable environmental asset and help ensure that Palo Alto’s tree canopy flourishes for future generations. Canopy initiated this effort, and worked tirelessly alongside City staff on all aspects of the plan, ensuring that the community be heard throughout the process. The first in the region, Palo Alto’s Urban Forest Master Plan serves as a pioneering model and call to action for other Bay Area cities.

With almost two decades of experience growing and protecting the urban forest — and with a deep understanding of the urgent need for trees and the life-giving benefits they bring — Canopy is also bridging the “green gap” between Mid-Peninsula communities, one school and one neighborhood at a time. With the help of our valued partners—city governments, residents, schools, volunteers and supporters like you — we are planting trees where people need them the most and, together, we are bringing our vision to life.

With gratitude,

David Collins Catherine Martineau Board Chair Executive Director

"What would Palo Alto

be without its healthy tree

canopy? For all of us who

benefit from our urban

forest, Canopy has become

synonymous with the value

we place on our remarkable

leafy asset."- Karen Holman, Mayor of Palo Alto

David Collins and Catherine Martineau

Photo: Federica Armstrong

“It is inspiring to see kids getting their hands dirty, fighting climate

change and improving the air and environment around their school

by planting trees that will be there for decades.”

- James F. Cook, Volunteer Planting Leader

269 Drought-tolerant

trees plantedYoung trees

surveyed and cared for

Tree planting, tree care, and

education events Kids taught

Volunteers making it happen

1,716 1271,183

1,269

2015CANOPY'S IMPACT Saving Water and Saving Trees During DroughtAs the drought intensified this past year, the threat to urban trees became even more acute. In response, Canopy heightened its outreach efforts: advocating for smart watering policies, influencing decision-makers, educating residents, and organizing volunteers to save urban trees. In May, Canopy helped initiate the statewide Save Our Water and Our Trees campaign that sparked media attention and reached thousands of California households, conveying the message that urban trees are well worth the water.Locally, Canopy partnered with the City of Palo Alto to ensure thirsty public trees receive the water they need. In neighboring communities, we mobilized volunteers to water young school trees and upgrade irrigation systems. In coming years, we’ll work to replenish lost canopy cover and plant drought-tolerant, climate-adapted trees that can survive future droughts.

Bridging the "Green Gap" in Low-Income CommunitiesUrban trees provide tangible, life-giving benefits, but not everyone in our region enjoys ready access to urban nature. In 2015, Canopy continued to bridge the “green gap” experienced by low-income communities. Building on a strong existing partnership, we expanded our work with the City of East Palo Alto, and piloted a new tree planting program designed specifically for East Palo Alto neighborhoods. The program includes multilingual education and tree care materials, and extensive outreach that engages residents in planting and stewarding new trees. One block at a time, we’re increasing canopy cover in neighborhoods that need it most, and growing a robust urban forest that benefits the entire region.

Inspiring Young Environmental StewardsSchool trees provide unique opportunities for students to explore and learn about the nature that surrounds them. We continued to grow and strengthen our youth education programs, delivering 41 hands-on, standards-based environmental science lessons to K-12 students this past year. We expanded our Teen Urban Forester program, employing 7 low-income high school youth through paid internships that provide job training and leadership experience. In total, we engaged nearly 1,200 youth, encouraging and empowering them to become the next generation of environmental stewards.

By the Numbers

Photo: Maika Horjus

Canopy engages youth as leaders and caretakers of the

urban forest, fostering a new generation of nature stewards.

"Imagine you could do one thing today that would improve

your community’s health and wellbeing, purify air and water,

and make your city more beautiful and vibrant. Planting a tree

brings these benefits and more.”

- Marty Deggeller, Canopy Board Member

Photo: Federica Armstrong

Board of Directors David Collins, ChairSally O’Neil, Vice ChairMarilyn Keller, SecretaryBeth Lim, TreasurerLeila Abu-SharrMarty DeggellerKate DisneyGeoff PaulsenSusan RosenbergSeshadri SrinivasachariWen Shu Tang

StaffCatherine Martineau,

Executive DirectorMichael Hawkins,

Program DirectorAnwyn Hurxthal,

Senior Development SpecialistNatalia Schoorl,

Tree Care and Education Manager

Maika Horjus, Communications and Outreach Manager

Uriel Hernandez, Programs and Outreach Coordinator

Elise Willis, Urban Forestry Technician

Teen Urban ForestersDiamond AllenAgueda Chavez GamaLizette ChiprezMarcus LawJesus LopezCristal OchoaElizabeth PerezEric PerezHector TorresFrancisco Vargas

Summer InternsElizabeth Greenfield,

Young Tree Care Survey Manager

Jorge Rodriguez, Urban Forestry Intern

Advisory CommitteeKathy AlfordMatthew BahlsAnn BilodeauLauren Bonar SwezeyTony CarrascoJames F. CookUrban K. Cummings

Anne DraegerSusan EllisPatricia FosterCarroll HarringtonJoe HirschLeannah HuntJeanne KennedyRoy C. Leggitt, IIIMark McInerneyJohn McClenahanMary McCulloughScott McGilvrayDave MufflyJeff NewbornSairus PatelNancy PetersonForest Preston, IIIMaria RochaLiz SchwererJeffrey SnyderJane StocklinLanie Wheeler

PartnersStateAlliance for Community TreesArbor Day FoundationCal FireCalifornia ReLeafCal TransCalifornia Urban Forests Council

City of Palo Alto City CouncilCity Manager’s OfficeInformation Technology Dept.Community Services Dept.

Art CenterJunior Museum and ZooParksLibraries

Planning and Community EnvironmentPublic Works Dept.

Urban Forestry DivisionUtilities Dept.

City of East Palo AltoCity CouncilCity Manager’s OfficeCommunity Development Dept.

City of Menlo ParkCommunity4-H Million Trees ProjectActerraAspire East Palo Alto SchoolsAudubon Society

Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula

City TreesCollective RootsCommittee for Green FoothillsEast Palo Alto Stanford AcademyEastside College Preparatory

SchoolElizabeth F. Gamble GardenEnvironmental VolunteersFriends of the Palo Alto LibraryGarden Club of Palo AltoGunn High School Jazz ComboHabitat for Humanity Greater

San FranciscoJobTrainKiwanis Club of Palo AltoMagicMaster Gardeners of Santa Clara

CountyMountain View TreesMountain View Whisman School

DistrictOshman Family Jewish Community

CenterPalo Alto Adult SchoolPalo Alto Chamber of CommercePalo Alto Community Environmental Action

PartnershipPalo Alto Historical SocietyPalo Alto University Rotary ClubPAUSD board, faculty, staff,

students and familiesPAUSD Sustainable Schools

CommitteeRCSD faculty, staff, students

and familiesRavenswood Youth Athletic

AssociationRebuilding TogetherRedwood City School DistrictRotary Club of Palo AltoRotaract Club of Silicon ValleyStanford Historical SocietyStanford RotaractStanford Summer CollegeStanford UniversityVA Palo Alto Health Care SystemVillage HarvestWestern Chapter ISAYouth Community ServiceYUCAYMCA East Palo AltoYMCA Palo AltoYESS One East Palo Alto

From left: Marty Deggeller, Leila Abu-Sharr, Kate Disney, Susan Rosenberg, Marilyn Keller, Sally O’Neil Geoff Paulsen, Beth Lim, David Collins. Not pictured: Seshadri Srinivasachari, Wen Shu Tang.

67%

23%

10%

Operating ExpensesPrograms Fundraising** Administration

77158

25.2%

33.3%41.5%

Sources of Support Individual contributions Foundation and corporate grantsCity of Palo Alto and other contracts

Total operating revenues reached $544,068 and operating expenses were $524,302. Our many dedicated volunteers were instrumental in making tree plantings, tree care, education and other programs possible. Although not accounted for in the financial statements, the total value of their work can be estimated at more than $137,000.

*Canopy’s fiscal year: July 1 to June 30.

**Includes a one-time grant specifically directed toward building capacity for fundraising. Typically fundraising expenses average 15% of operating expenses.

Volunteer Certified ArboristsKathy AlfordDoug AndersonMichael BenchMiguel Berumen Sr.Christian BonnerDeborah EllisHerb FongKen GrebyRuben GreenDavid HamiltonPeter JensenBrian KempfJohn McClenahanRalph MizeRay MorneauDave MufflyCarole LangstonKatherine NaegeleNed PatchettSairus PatelKevin RafteryJoe RapanutMatt RitterSteve ScottCourtney SchummEllyn SheaJason ShirarMichael Young

Volunteer Planting LeadersLisa AbeyounisJorge AlemanRodrigo AlfaroKathy AlfordJenna AscariMatthew BahlsLessa BouchardKyung Wong ChangDavid CollinsJames F. CookDave CortesiRobert CostickHusain DalalHiya Datta

Tom DayCédric de la BeaujardièreMarty DeggellerMartha DornDoug FeltLinda Filo

Colleen ForakerLaura FovinciFran FullerAntoine GaesslerReed GarberRory HarrissDedra HauserHank HeubachSharon HudakRachel JacobsonVenkatesh JanakiramanAruna KatteMarilyn KellerCarole LangstonRussell LangstonChristine LangstonMolly LevyLillian LeeBeth LimMark McInerneyChristopher MichaelsHeidi MoeserEvan NicholsFred NicholsMeda OkeloSally O'NeilCristen OsborneGeoff PaulsenKimberly PerkinsJim PhillipsLanie PowersDane PriceKevin RafteryJohn RichterJorge RodriguezZack RossRam Roty

James ScheidDhara ShahSusan StansburyJim StingerWen Shu TangNicholas TaylorKatrina Van der LindenMarilyn WatermanJennifer WeiKathy WeissKylie WestEllen WilkinsonJeff Williams

Volunteer Education Leaders and AdvisorsUrban CummingsJose GonzalezCarole LangstonCarol OlsonSairus PatelJenny SaltzmanJenna AscariLisa AbeyounisAna Luiza CarlHiya DattaMarty DeggellerJames DeVeraLaura FangerHerb FongCindy HartAngie HeileBelinda HopkinsonJessica HuangSharon HudakGeeta IyerDevin LamingAlison MarkGeoff PaulsenHolly PearsonGale RankinJoe RapanutLiann SumnerKrissy Verplank

Outreach, Event, and Admin VolunteersAnn BilodeauLesley BoneBrian CarilliMarian CortesiSusan EllisReed GarberTim HopwoodLillian Lee Greg MartineauMarianne MuellerSairus PatelHolly PearsonNancy PetersonSusan RosenbergRobert RoneySunny ScottSue Thiemann

Volunteer GroupsCastijella SchoolCircle K International

(Foothill College)Eastside Interact ClubGirls Middle SchoolGunn High School studentsHomestead High School

National Honor SocietyHomestead High School CSFInflection, Inc.Irvington High School StudentsMagnolia Science AcademyMenlo-Atherton BuildOnMonta Vista High School CSFNetSuite.orgPacifica InstitutePalo Alto Girl ScoutsPalo Alto High School studentsSilicon Valley VolunteersStartups Give BackStudents and Families of

RCSD SchoolsWoodside School

Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Summary *For a complete list of our 1,269 individual volunteers, please go to www.canopy.org/2015Volunteers.

CANOPY'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS

Urban Forestry GrantsACTreesCity of East Palo AltoCity of Palo Alto

Corporate and Foundation Grants$30,000 & aboveSand Hill FoundationDavid and Lucile Packard

FoundationFacebook

$20,000 - $29,999Kimball FoundationYellow Chair Foundation

$10,000 - 19,999Morgan Family Foundation YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula

$5,000 - $9,999Yavanna Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999Bancroft-Clair FoundationFirst Solar, Inc.Garden Club of Palo AltoGoogle Matching GiftsNetSuite.orgTrees for Menlo

$1,000 - $2,499Adobe Matching GiftsComputer CareIntuit Matching GiftsKiwanis Club of Palo AltoMicrosoft Matching GiftsPG&ESilicon Valley Community

Foundation Donor Circle for the Environment

Urban Forestry OrganizationVarian Medical Systems

Matching Gifts

Up to $999A to Z Tree Moversa16z Matching GiftsAmazon Smile FoundationBoething Treeland FarmsCastilleja SchoolChevron Matching GiftsDavey Tree Expert CompanyDreyfus Sotheby’s International

Realty, Colleen ForakerGirvin Peters LandscapeIBM Matching GiftsNixon Peabody, LLPState Farm Insurance,

Amanda MartinStoecker and Northway

ArchitectsSynapse School 1st and 2nd gradersTangram Prosight Community

Giving FundWest Coast Arborists

Individual Gifts July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015(†) for matched gifts.* Donors to the Growing

the Canopy Campaign

quiet phase

$25,000 & aboveAnonymousSusan Ellis and Mark Linton*Susan Rosenberg

Kay Schauer

$5,000 – $9,999 Matthieu Devin and

Catherine Granger†John and Marcia GoldmanLarry Hinman and Philip JensenUrs Hoelzle and Geeske JoelEve and John MeltonGerald and Janetta PriceElizabeth Schwerer and

Kingston Duffie

$2,500 – $4,999David and Trish Collins†Nancy DrapkinCarole and Jeff Langston†Sally O'Neil and

Kenneth Bencala*Jane and Larry Solomon

$1,000 – $2,499AnonymousJim BaerKathleen Bennett and

Tom Malloy*Ann and Ken Bilodeau*Janice Brody and Bruce RuleBill CouringtonUrban Cummings and

Christine ClarkMarty and Judy DeggellerPeter DehlingerAnnette Glanckopf and

Tom Ashton†Tim and Glista GuilfordMarilyn Keller and

Jeff GreenfieldBeth Lim*Mandy Lowell and

Charles MungerSairus Patel and David Keyon†Bill RellerGeorgia Rae and

Alan RittenbergHannes Ruescher†Reinhard and Carol Ruescher*†Meryl and Robert SeligClint and Marilyn SmithKendall Smith WilsonWen Shu Tang*Connie and Eric TiegelDon and Anne VermeilMatthew Bahls and Jess Weare†

$500 – $999Maryvonne and Curtis AbbottLeila Abu-Sharr†Ron and Elaine AndrewsEddie and Heidi BakhashButch ByersNancy and John CassidyTerry and Anne ClarkKim CooperConstance CrawfordYogen and Peggy DalalCarolyn and Gordon DavidsonKathy and Bill Durham

Colleen and Jake ForakerDan and Catharine GarberJiyon Hahn and Mike GrimwoodAllen and Faith HastingsDedra Hauser and

David LischinskyJesse and Kristen Herzog*Joe and Bette HirschBenjamin and Felicia HorowitzPatricia and George

Karlin-NeumannLarry Klein and

Milbrey McLaughlinJoseph Margevicius and

Tracy FearnsideJack and Mary Ellen MortonSmiler PantlingGeoff and Janine Paulsen*Forest Preston, IIIHollis and Lon RadinGail SchubertJane and Bill StocklinLisa Van Dusen and John Kelley

$250 – $499Lisa AbeyounisBrigid BartonJames F. and Wendy CookGretchen Daily and Gideon YoffeSusan DaimlerDarrell Duffie and Denise SavoieJeannie DuisenbergEdma DumanianKirsten and Kirk EssenmacherStephen and Janelle FodorJanet and Wylie GreigEric and Elaine HahnHank HeubachLeannah HuntJeff JusticeNancy KarpJames and Iris KeeneJoy and Joel KellmanGlenis and Paul KoehneGenni LawrenceLillian Lee and Doug Felt†Roy Leggitt, III and

Courtney ClarksonBarbara Leighton and

Philip GreenJamesand Margaret

Ann McClenahanPaula McFarlandMark and Tami McInerneyJanet Moody and

John McMurtryFrederic and Kirstin NicholsGirvin and Lesley PetersRoger and Judy Petersen†Susan R. Mendelsohn and

Robert J. FlanaganJake and Robin ReynoldsJohn andAllean RichterDavid Schwartzand

Tonia WismanAnn SonnenbergHerbert and Marjorie StoneBert and Caridad TorresAnn Tsukamoto and

Irv WeissmanJeff Williams

$100 – $249AnonymousBob and Vicki ArchibaldKris BarnesKaren BartholomewMelissa Baten Caswell and

Lee CaswellLouise and Stu BeattieBetsy and George BechtelBern Beecham and

Cheryl LathropGreg BellRuth and William BenzDavid and Nancy BishopPat BlumenthalChris and Jane BotsfordAnn BowersServane Briand and

Emmanuel MignotAllan and Marilyn BrownPhyllis BrowningSusan ChamberlainChi-Lung ChangFelix Chez†Jeannette CosbyChristine and Frank CurrieTony and Janet Di JulioJoseph Doniach and

Barbara PowellAnne and John DraegerPeter Drekmeier and

Amy AdamsCynthia Dusel-Bacon and

Charles BaconJoe and Anne ErcolaniLeif and Sharon EricksonJohn and Kristine ErvingSid Espinosa†Sally and Craig FalkenhagenPat FarrisBetsy and David FrybergerKate Godfrey and Robert ColleyDavid Gordon and Lucia HeldtMark and Renee GreensteinJan Gronski and Theodora NgoBrian and Alison GuanJerry Hearn and

Rebecca ReynoldsDick and Carol HeermanceBob and Jan HermsenDana HernandezMaika Horjus*Brette and Andrew HudacekLaurie Hunter and

Jonathan MacquittyGail Kaiser and Mark AndertonAlana Karen†Chuck and Roberta KatzArthur KellerSue KempPat KinneyTony and Sheryl KleinWilliam Kline and Linda SalserLiz and Rick KnissJudy KochEllen LevitasTarge and Barbara LindsayNicole LoomisMarion and Erick MackHelen and David MacKenzieCatherine and Pierre MartineauJohn and Cynthia McClenahan

CANOPY'S GENEROUS DONORS July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Mimi and William MeffertJane Meier and Paul MielkeBob MeltzerMartha NorbergBoyce and Peggy NuteBonnie Packer and

Robert RaymakersNancy PetersonKenneth Powell and Rona FosterLee and Kitty PriceKevin and Kim RafteryRoxy and Michelle RappJon and Carol RichardsSusie RichardsonJohn Scandling and Martha DornLaurie and Kevin SchofieldCharles Schulz and Claire TaylorJoy and Dick ScottJoan and Jack SimonMitch SlomiakJeffrey and Jeanese SnyderNancy Soforenko and

David GerkenEdward and Anne SpauldingSteve and Luana StaigerSusan Stansbury and Cédric

de la BeaujardièreAdam Strassberg and

Daja PhillipsVicki and Larry SullivanAlison and Greg TakataSue Thiemann and Bill FaustmanMichael and Ellen TurbowPeter Van Kuran and Virginia Tincher Van KuranAndrew and Andrea VoughtAnna WaringJudith and Saul WassermanMarilyn WatermanKathy WeissSara and Bob WhiteDoug and Pam WongJeffrey and Sophie YostJane and Mitchell ZimmermanCaroline Zlotnick

Up to $99Stephen AchtenhagenJanet Ague-KennedyLaurence Albet-KhatibLinda AndersonAlice BaileyIrene Beardsley and

Dan BloombergKeith and Atsuko BennettLu and John BinghamMary BraytonFaye BrownMargaret CarneyAndrea Cervenka and

Shai FriedlandMiriam CespedesJack and Susan ChoquetteSybil and Steve CramerCatherine Crystal Foster and

Jonathan FosterJohn and Pat DavisDexter and Jean DawesDiane DouglassEric and Susan DunnLinda and Jim Filo

Alex Firestone and Laurie PollockCarol and Lawrence FisherPat FosterRita and Perry FrenchJim FruchtermanWalt FujiiRomola GeorgiaKathy GrahamPria Graves and George KoernerSandy HainVan and Margaret HarveyMichael and Jenessa Hawkins*Walt and Kay HaysMaureen HobergDavid and Christine Hodson†Susan and Bob HoergerMicheline and Robert HorstmeyerJoe and Nancy HuberCaryn HubermanSharon HudakAnwyn Hurxthal and

Daniel CollinsRachel JacobsonLenore and Carl JonesAugust and Susan JuhlBeverly KobrinTony and Judy KramerNancy LeechArthur and Annie LibermanGary LindgrenBarb MackrazEllie and Dick MansfieldGayle McGinnisStepheny McGrawChris Melville and

Annapoorna AkellaAlexi MillerGeorge and Beth MillsSheri MoodyRobert and Harriet MossDebbie MytelsTheo PappasEnid PearsonHarlan and Rebecca PintoKatia and Larry ReevesDavid and Frances ReneauFran RomingerSharon and Mark SamsonPat and Tom SandersNatalia Schoorl*Steve and Barbara ScottFlash Sheridan†Gail Slocum and Jordan GruberSandy SpeierGloria SpitzerJosephine StieneMegan Swezey Fogarty and

Michael FogartySusan TachnaMary Jane and Fielding TappMerridee TaylorCarolyn and Tony TucherHolly Welstein and

Stuart RojstaczerCarolyn WestgaardRalph and Jackie Wheeler

Ellen WilkinsonElinor and Bruce WilnerPolly WingfieldGarry Wyndham and

Marilyn Nishio

Pro-Bono and in kind giftsAlice Bailey, The Chocolate GarageFimbres Brothers AutomotiveHappy VansHassett ACE HardwarePersonalized VansPicchetti WineryRedwood Garden and Building

MaterialsS.P. McClenahan Co., Inc.Summer Winds NurseryThe Davey Tree Expert CompanyTheo van de Sande,

Impact Floor Solutions

Tree GiftsLisa Abeyounis

in honor of Dana Fenwick’s 50th Birthday

Lisa Abeyounisin honor of Jill Dallas’ 50th Birthday

Kris Barnesin honor of the christening of Maximilian Arthur Caldrone

Melissa Baten Caswell and Lee Caswellin memory of Dan Dykwel

David and Nancy Bishopin memory of Ward and Carol Ellis

Sybil and Steve Cramerin honor of Los Altos High School Green Team

Susan Daimlerto honor the wedding anniversary of Kari and Will Fithian

Yogen and Peggy Dalalin memory of Linda Hoffman

John and Pat Davisin honor of Jane Stocklin

Joseph Doniach and Barbara Powellin memory of Sara Doniach

Rita and Perry Frenchin memory of Joel Rothblatt

Annette Glanckopf and friendsin memory of George Browning

Jerry Hearn and Rebecca Reynoldsin honor of Zephyr and Lily

Brette and Andrew Hudacekin memory of Madeline and Andrew Hudacek

Anwyn Hurxthal and Daniel Collinsin honor of the Canopy staff

Alana Karenin memory of David Goldberg

James and Iris Keenein memory of Dan Dykwel

Marilyn Keller and Jeff Greenfieldin memory of Kathy Greenfield

Tony and Sheryl Kleinin memory of Nita Girand

Judy Kochin honor of Marty Deggeller

Glenis and Paul Koehnein memory of Bob Schauer

Ellen Levitasin honor of Marty Deggeller

Gayle McGinnisin honor of Catherine Martineau’s birthday

Stepheny McGrawin honor of Susan Rosenberg

Debbie Mytelsin honor of the terrific staff at Canopy

Martha Norbergin memory of Bob Schauer

Susan R. Mendelsohn and Robert J. Flanaganin memory of David Hettig

Susie Richardsonin memory of Ruth and Arnold Soforenko

Susan Rosenbergin honor of Brian Carilli

Reinhard and Carol Ruescherin memory of Benjamin and Theo

Meryl and Robert Seligin honor of Kim and Kevin Raftery

Nancy Soforenko and David Gerkenin memory of Ruth and

Arnold SoforenkoAnn Sonnenberg

in memory of W. L. JohnsEdward and Anne Spaulding

in honor of Anne DraegerJane and Bill Stocklin

in honor of Catherine Martineau and Marty Deggeller

Megan Swezey Fogarty and Michael Fogartyin honor of Lawrence Swezey

Ann Tsukamoto and Irv Weissmanin honor of Marie Symmes

Carolyn and Tony Tucherin memory of Bob Schauer

Andrew and Andrea Voughtin memory of Marcia Vought Fulweiler

Anna Waringin honor of Catherine Martineau

Ellen Wilkinsonin honor of Catherine, Michael, and the Canopy staff

Polly Wingfieldin honor of George Flath

We have attempted to create an accurate listing of Canopy’s supporters and volunteers. Should there be any error or omission please email info@canopy.org.

Photo: Maika Horjus

With the help of community volunteers and tree stewards,

Canopy cares for hundreds of young trees each year,

ensuring high rates of tree survival and longevity.

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Trees and drought: why we must plant trees nowIt may sound counterintuitive, but planting trees is even more important during a drought. Here’s why:

• Scientists predict a warmer, drier future for California. Trees provide cooling shade that saves energy, protects infrastructure, and reduces urban heat islands.

• Trees help us conserve water. Tree roots and leaves play a critical role in capturing any rainwater we do receive, reducing runoff and increasing water storage in the soil.

• Some urban trees will succumb to drought stress. To renew the urban forest, we’re planting drought-tolerant, climate-appropriate species that can withstand future drought conditions.

Looking ahead: 2016 and beyondProtecting and growing the urban forest in a changing climateWe have ambitious plans for our 20th anniversary year. We hope you will join us as we:

• Launch “Healthy Trees, Healthy Kids!” Phase 2. Building on successful partnerships in East Palo Alto, we’ll embark on a 5-year initiative to bring 1,000 new trees and in-depth environmental education to more Mid-Peninsula schools and communities.

• Partner with the City of Palo Alto to replenish lost canopy and increase tree canopy cover in south Palo Alto neighborhoods.

• Encourage Mid-Peninsula residents to plant drought-tolerant, climate-adapted trees on their private property, and provide vital tree care information for extreme weather conditions.

• Advocate with city and local governments to continue growing the urban forest as we prepare for a hotter, drier California.

• Tackle new threats to urban trees, including the PG&E Community Pipeline Safety Initiative (CPSI), which calls for the removal of hundreds of community trees throughout the Mid-Peninsula. We’re taking action now to minimize canopy loss and strengthen mitigation measures.