Green Schoolyards America, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California Department of Education (CDE), and Ten Strands invite you to join free webinar to learn about the California Schoolyard Forest System℠. This new statewide initiative seeks to increase tree canopy on public school grounds across California to directly shade and protect PreK-12 students from extreme heat and rising temperatures due to climate change. More specifically this webinar will:

Discuss schoolyard forests as critical infrastructure that make schools more resilient to climate change
Outline how this initiative will center equity and advance California’s climate and education goals
Present initial research findings and long term strategies to scale up the impact
Announce new public funding opportunities that will be available through CAL FIRE to create schoolyard forests

Speakers

Alejandra Chiesa, California State Director, Green Schoolyards America
Sharon Danks, Founder and CEO, Green Schoolyards America
Juan Mireles, Director, School Facilities and Transportation Services Division, CDE
Walter Passmore, State Urban Forester, CAL FIRE
Lesley Taylor, Education Administrator, Facilities Planning Policy and Standards, CDE
Andra Yeghoian, Chief Innovation Officer, Ten Strands