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COMMUNITY TREE CARE EVENT: Friends of the Urban Forest

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ORGANIZATION: HandsOn Bay Area

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Project Overview

Join us on Fridays for our Tree Care event! You'll learn how to care for street trees by pruning them carefully, conducting health inspections, and performing hardware maintenance. You'll also get the chance to practice these skills on young trees with other volunteers. The trees are within a few blocks of the meeting, so make sure you wear appropriate shoes for walking.

Schedule:

  • 9:00am: Check-In and Light Snacks
  • 9:15am: Welcome and Orientation
  • 9:40am: Tree Care Activities
  • 12:30pm: Closing Circle and Goodbyes

About Friends of the Urban Forest

Friends of the Urban Forest is a nonprofit committed to the belief that trees are a critical element of a livable urban environment. Through community involvement and youth education, they offer financial, technical, and practical assistance to individuals and neighborhood groups who want to plant and care for trees.

Project Requirements & Important Notes

  • Please dress comfortably, garden friendly attire. Please bring reusable water bottle and light layers.

  • Please do your part in keeping our community healthy. If you are immuno-compromised, at increased risk for severe illness, or feeling sick at all, please decline your registration to the event and register for a project at a less risky time. For additional resources and guidance on how to keep yourself healthy, visit the CDC website.

If you are interested in signing up as a group, please email sarah@handsonbayarea.org. For a one-time $50 group sign-up fee, we can assist your team with signing up. Please note we are unable to customize our commUNITY calendar projects and are unable to increase the number of spots that are available. For groups wanting a custom project, please refer to our corporate volunteering program.

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About HandsOn Bay Area

Location:

1504 Bryant Street #100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, US

Mission Statement

HandsOn Bay Area (www.handsonbayarea.org) creates social change by mobilizing our communities. HandsOn is an expert in volunteerism, providing volunteer management, leadership development and issues education. HandsOn creates, manages and leads volunteer projects for individuals and corporations that benefit more than 300 nonprofit agencies. Each month, HandsOn coordinates and manages more than 100 community service projects that inspire 10,000 volunteers each year.

Description

HandsOn Bay Area (www.handsonbayarea.org) creates social change by mobilizing our communities. HandsOn is an expert in volunteerism, providing volunteer management, leadership development and issues education. HandsOn creates, manages and leads volunteer projects for individuals and corporations that benefit more than 300 nonprofit agencies. Each month, HandsOn coordinates and manages more than 100 community service projects that inspire 10,000 volunteers each year.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Disaster Relief
Environment
Community, Disaster Relief, Environment

WHEN

Fri Dec 06, 2024 - Thu Mar 06, 2025
09:00 AM - 12:30 PM

WHERE

94122

(37.75975,-122.47503)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12

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