The Sacramento Tree Foundation has been working with elected officials in the SACOG region since 2001 to double the region's tree canopy over the next 40 years to maximize the benefits of our urban forest. Air quality, water quality, energy, real estate and businesses all benefit from trees, and we can maximize those benefits by improving the urban forests in each municipality within the region.

The Greenprint, previously called the Sacramento Regional Urban Forest Framework, is embarking upon an exciting time of stakeholder and community involvement. Project organizers are currently scheduling Greenprint public workshops throughout the region to educate the community about the benefits of trees and to engage in an interactive discussion of the Draft Greenprint.

The Draft Greenprint is available for review and comment on the Sacramento Tree Foundation website at www.sactree.com. Take a look and please tell project staff what you think! You can do this by sending an e-mail to connie@sactree.com. The Draft Greenprint was developed in 2002 and distributed as a work in progress in 2003. It will continue to be revised through stakeholder involvement and public workshops.

The Greenprint process will be evolving over the next 10 months towards a goal of region-wide adoption in the fall of 2005. More workshops will be scheduled throughout the region. Visit the website for more information.

SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS*

West Sacramento
February 1, 2005
7 p.m.-9 p.m.
City Hall
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento, CA

Colfax
February 15, 2005
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
City Hall
33 South Main Street
Colfax, CA

Lincoln
February 23, 2005
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
City Hall
640 Fifth Street
Lincoln, CA 95648

Loomis
February 24, 2005
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
City Hall
6140 Horseshoe Bar Road, Suite K
Loomis, CA 95650

Yuba City
February 16, 2005
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
City Hall
1201 Civic Center Blvd.
Yuba City, CA