Join us October 4th for the California Schoolyard Forest System’s kickoff webinar

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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

When

October 4th, 3:30 to 4:30pm PST