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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the application for grant funds through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection urban forestry grant program entitled “Green Trees for the Golden State,” as provided through Propositions 40 and 84. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The CAL FIRE Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: Green Trees for the Golden State Grant Program is funded by Proposition 40, the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood, Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002, and by Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. The Green Trees for the Golden State Grant program is intended for tree planting projects that provide economic, environmental and social benefits to those who need them in California’s urbanized areas.
The Long Beach Tree Planting Project (Project) aims to leverage community partnerships to begin to tackle this challenging goal by planting 1,000 drought-tolerant, low VOC, native trees in local medians and public right-of-ways within 24 months through the creation of green jobs and with assistance of neighborhood volunteers. The purpose is to provide additional trees to improve the urban nature of the Long Beach community, which will help clean the air, reduce pollution and reduce greenhouse gases, all while reducing the amount of water needed to nourish the new trees for years to come.
This Project will be successfully implemented through a combination of scheduled tree plantings and community/neighborhood group plantings. Scheduled planting will be implemented through the hiring of temporary green jobs (students/youth) to conduct regular plantings in medians, right-of-ways and tree wells along major arterials and corridors identified throughout Long Beach. In addition, the City has an existing process
for organizing community tree plantings, which will be used as a part of this project to encourage community/neighborh...
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