Canopy

05/14/2026

Are you a detail-oriented professional with strong project management skills? Are you passionate about Canopy's mission to collaborate with communities to grow and sustain equitable urban forests for all? Apply to join Canopy as the Development Operations Coordinator!

This role drives data integrity, event ex*****on, donor engagement, and grant administration to advance Canopy's development operations. The goal is to deepen relationships with the broad network of supporters who make Canopy’s work possible.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Palo Alto, CA. Learn more and apply at canopy.org/jobs

05/06/2026

⭐Tree Care Workday with Hoover Community School⭐

This past Saturday, community volunteers joined Canopy and for a day of tree care, family fun, and celebration!

Together, we cared for 32 trees around the campus by checking roots, spreading fresh mulch, replacing straps, and pruning. Check out what some volunteers had to say about the experience 🎥

After the tree care session, we enjoyed lunch and a wonderful Folklórico performance by !

Thank you to Hoover Community School for their partnership and all the volunteers who joined us to care for the campus trees, including Community Forestry School graduate Ivan! We especially want to celebrate Kaela, one of our Fellows, who led and coordinated this tree care workday.

Interested in tree care events? Join us for our upcoming 5/16 Tree Care Workshop in Palo Alto! Learn more at canopy.org/events

05/05/2026

📣Canopy is seeking applicants for 2 open positions:

📚Director of Community Education and Green Pathways (Full-time, hybrid position)
The Director of Community Education and Green Pathways leads the strategy, design, and implementation of Canopy’s community education, workforce development, and capacity-building programs. This role ensures that Canopy’s education and green pathways initiatives advance the organization’s goals of inspiring future generations, strengthening technical and stewardship skills, expanding access to green career pathways, and building lasting community and organizational capacity to sustain a healthy urban forest.

🔎Tree Survey and Data Analysis Intern (Part-time, hybrid position)
The Tree Survey Intern will prepare, organize, and implement Canopy’s annual Young Tree Care Survey (YTCS), which surveys Palo Alto’s public trees planted in the last five years. The intern will help develop survey routes and will oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of valuable tree data to the City of Palo Alto’s urban forestry staff. Canopy will provide training for the web-based tree mapping tool called Tree Plotter, which the Tree Survey Intern will use regularly.

Ready to join our team and advance community forestry and climate resilience? Learn more and apply at canopy.org/jobs

04/30/2026

🌳Plant Resilience this month with Canopy!

Join us out in the field as we plant the last trees of the planting season and give our young urban trees some TLC before the summer.

And if you're interested in exploring trees with a professional arborist, join us at our Tree Walk in the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto.

Learn more details and sign up at canopy.org/events🔗

04/25/2026

We were in many places today in honor of arbors and earth days. But more importantly, we were in community.

There’s no shortage of events that bring people together for a moment: a table, a listening session, a well-framed photo.

But impact asks more of us.

When we talk about Planting Action, we mean rolling up our sleeves and doing the kind of work that doesn’t just look good, it does good. The kind of work that quietly, steadily, changes the trajectory of a neighborhood.

Today, more than 100 people showed up - from East Palo Alto to Mountain View - and planted over 20 trees. At Vargas Elementary in Mountain View, we hosted a fair for the school community to get closer to nature.

What happened today weren’t symbolic gestures, and they won’t end when the photos are posted. These trees will cool streets, clean air, and grow alongside the communities that planted them. And just as importantly, something less visible took root: connection, stewardship, and a shared sense of responsibility.

That’s what real impact looks like.

Not just showing up, but staying with the work long enough to matter.

Believe in hope. Today, we proved it’s still in abundance.

04/24/2026

🌳This Arbor Day, and truly every day, Canopy is proud to champion what trees bring to our neighborhoods, our families, and our friends. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the tireless dedication of our volunteers, we remain committed to planting and caring for trees across our region and to building the stewards and advocates who expand access to the benefits of trees for our community and so many others.

Because we know trees are not optional environmental assets; they're critical public health and climate adaptation infrastructure. And just as importantly, they bring people together, strengthening our communities and creating lasting relationships with the earth and one another.

Read more about the power of trees in bringing our communities together: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/guest-opinion/2026/04/24/guest-opinion-trees-can-rebuild-more-than-our-climate-they-can-rebuild-us/

04/24/2026

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04/24/2026

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from Canopy💚🌎

While every day is important for our planet, this Earth Day we our reminded that what we do as a community has a greater and deeper impact than any one of us could do alone. We are grateful today to be in this work alongside people like you–community members and partners who believe that small and intentional rooted actions can make a difference.

If you’re looking for Earth Day and Arbor Day celebrations to connect with community and take action, we invite you to join us this weekend:
🌳4/25 Arbor Day Tree Planting & Vendor Event at Cuesta Park (9am-12pm)
🌳4/25 Arbor Day Tree Walk at Cuesta Park (12-2 pm)
🌳4/25 Earth Day Fair with Mountain View Whisman School District (10am-1pm)
🌳4/25 Love Our Earth Festival with City of Menlo Park and City of East Palo Alto (12-3pm)

Get involved at canopy.org/events🔗

04/21/2026

🌳Arbor Day is coming up, and we'd love to celebrate with you at our Arbor Day Tree Walk in Mountain View's Cuesta Park! Take a stroll with a professional arborist to explore and learn about the park's trees, from the edible Italian Stone Pine to the large Bur Oak.

Details:
📅Saturday, April 25
⏰12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
📍615 Cuesta Dr, Mountain View

Sign up for the tree walk and share with a friend at canopy.org/tree-walk-sign-up

P.S. You're welcome to plant with us at the Mountain View Arbor Day Community Planting & Vendor Event at Cuesta Park earlier that day 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Sign up at canopy.org/volunteer-signup