http://www.urbanforest.org/ Welcome to my Manila site! en-us Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:13:36 GMT Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:13:36 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss UserLand Frontier v9.5 http://www.urbanforest.org/2004/02/29 <P>The Tree Foundation of Kern's general mission is to increase the size of the urban forest in Kern County.&nbsp; </P> <P><img src="http://wwwStatic.kern.org/images/urbanforestkernorg/pistache1.jpg" height="320" width="240" border="0" alt="pistache1.jpg: "></P> <P>How do we do this?</P> <UL> <LI>Coordinate&nbsp;volunteer planting programs with schools, churches, cities and communities throughout Kern County <LI>Promote proper pruning&nbsp; (International Society of Arboriculture standards) <LI>Advocate for ordinances that protect trees in both the public and the private sector <LI>Give advice, for a fee, about proper tree care and planting</LI></UL> <P>On our website,&nbsp;you will find guides to planting and caring for trees,&nbsp;how to participate in one of our programs, how to give a Memory Tree as a gift, volunteer opportunities, links to related web sites, and how to become a member.</P> <P>If you are looking for an unusual gift, consider GIVING GREEN!&nbsp; For a $50 donation to our planting fund, we will create a beautiful, custom card to send to your gift recipient letting them know that you care about our community.&nbsp; For more information on planting a specific tree in a special location, click on "Trees Remember" for an explanation of our Giving Green program.&nbsp; <BR><BR><BR><BR></P> c24c415c1d8ee12afefe09737492d68e Bryan Bell