National PARK(ing) Day and SF Urban Forest Events Calendar

The new Friends of the Urban Forest Events Calendar for September and October is now available:
http://www.fuf.net/calendar_news/index.html.

News:
1. PARK(ing) Day
2. Lights Out San Francisco
3. Mei Ling is moving on to the DOE
4. Volunteer Appreciation BBQ
5. FUF Tree Tour Update
6. Your Comments Can Help Fund FUF
7. Appel & Frank Eco-Chic Shopping Event


1. PARK(ing) Day


Friends of the Urban Forest is partnering with Rainbow Grocery to participate in PARKing Day on Friday September 21st. PARKing Day is an event conceived by San Francisco based art collective REBAR, to promote prioritizing use of public space for people instead of cars by turning parking spaces into parks. This year FUF's installation will be on Folsom Street near 13th, on the side of Rainbow Grocery. We are modeling our space on a community garden and will have plants to give away courtesy of Rainbow. We invite you to come and enjoy your lunch hour, coffee break or day off with at one of the many PARK(ing) parks and experience the rejuvenating effect green space can have on your day and help us promote more a more green San Francisco. For the location of a PARK(ing) park near you visit http://www.parkingday.org.


August Email Newsletter:

September - October Plantings and Tree Care Days:

Presidio Heights Tree Care
September 22
Ellyn Shea x102
Bayview Tree Planting
September 29
Mei Ling Hui x110
Mission Tree Care
October 13
Ellyn Shea x102



Excelsior Tree Planting
October 27
Christian Drake x100
Mission Tree Care
October 27
Ellyn Shea x102



Weekday Volunteer Opportunities:
Weekday Replacement Planting - October 1 to 19 - Reed Milnes x103


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2. Lights Out San Francisco

Get your energy saving lighting from Lights Out San Francisco and Esurance for October 20 at http://www.lightsoutsf.org.

Lights Out San Francisco is a citywide energy conservation event on Oct. 20, 2007. On this night, we invite the entire city of San Francisco to install one compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) and turn off all non-essential lighting for one hour. Our city's growing appetite for energy must be controlled to protect our planet from the effects of the climate crisis.

We estimate that turning lights out in San Francisco for even one hour could save as much as 15 percent of the energy consumed on an average Saturday night. When Sydney, Australia hosted the first "Lights Out," energy conserved was equivalent to taking 48,613 cars off the road. In London, England, "Lights Out" saved energy equal to running 3,000 TVs for a year!

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3. Mei Ling is moving on to the DOE

We are sad to lose our planting manager Mei Ling Hui at the end of the month. But although she is leaving the house, she's still a member of the family! Mei Ling goes to work for the Department of the Environment, working with the Urban Forest Council and our elected officials to promote trees and urban forestry throughout San Francisco. Mei Ling has been with FUF for just over three years, starting out as an intern while she took Horticulture classes at City College and got her B.A. in Culture, Ecology and Sustainability from New College. We wish her luck at the new job and look forward to working with her in a new way.

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4. Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

Please join Friends of the Urban Forest for the annual Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue Saturday, October 20th, from 11am to 2pm. Featuring food, activities and fun, this is our chance to say thank you for all of the hard work everyone put in greening San Francisco. Come and share the afternoon with the FUF volunteer community and meet others who spend their free time making our community better for everyone. This year will feature volunteer awards and educational activities to expand you tree knowledge. Keep you eyes open for updates about the event. Please contact Reed Milnes for further information or if you have questions. Hope to see you there.

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5. FUF Tree Tour Update

Re-Scheduled: McLaren Park
Tony Wolcott
Sunday, September 30, 10 am - 12 pm
Tony has many degrees & certificates, some of which include horticulture & arboriculture. He has typically grown his own vegetables & even his own meat. He presently I work for Bartlett Tree Experts.
Tour description: A trip down the lost park of McLaren. Start at road entrance & parking area on top of Mansell Street. From there we will take a circuitous route through the highlights & wildlife of McLaren Park. Good views, hidden treasures & a large sampling of trees & shrubs to get acquainted with.
Meeting site: Top of Mansell Street where the side road goes into McLaren Park; parking lot available. This is Mansell St on the east side of the park, near University St.
MUNI: 29

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6. Your Comments Can Help Fund FUF

We thought you'd be interested in this request at myhometownhelper.com to help fund a FUF community project.

Sponsored by Hamburger Helper®, MyHometownHelper.com is giving away up to $100,000 to help fund projects in hometowns all across America. You can show your support by simply adding your comments to this request.

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7. Appel & Frank Eco-Chic Shopping Event

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Sincerely,

Friends of the Urban Forest
http://www.fuf.net



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