Events

Urban Forest Friends events focus on tree planting, tree care, and community outreach and education.

Tree planting season typically runs from October to April. Opportunities for tree care and outreach events happen year round.

Upcoming Events (open to the General Public)

2025 Spring Events

- Saturday, May 3rd: Newark Silliman Center/Sportsfield Park Tree Planting. 8:30am-noon. Register here

Past Events For more photos, please visit us on Instagram or Facebook!

Fremont Warm Springs Elementary School Tree Planting

APRIL 2025

Trees to be Planted: 15

Volunteers: 45

Photos to come after trees are put in!

Newark Mayhews Landing Park Tree Planting

MARCH 2025

Trees Planted: 20

Volunteers: 55

Thank you very much to Newark City Councilmember Julie Del Catancio and Vice Mayor Eve Little for kicking off the event, and Newark Public Works staff Dan, Miguel, Jose and Jason for waking up super early and making sure all the holes were prepped and trees were ready. Shoutout to NMHS Puente for being our partners on this event.

Fremont Proclamation of Arbor Day

MARCH 4, 2025

City of Fremont recognized Arbor Day in the March 4th City Council meeting, as well as the tree planting volunteer efforts of Urban Forest Friends and Niles Rotary Club.

Fremont Cabrillo Elementary School Tree Planting

FEBRUARY 2025

Trees Planted: 16

Volunteers: 46

Research shows that trees support children's development, learning, and focus in addition to improving air quality and providing shade and cooling.

Thank you very much to Fremont Urban Forestry Manager Chris Curry, Vice Mayor Desrie Campbell, City Councilmember Kathy Kimberlin for planting these trees where people need them most.

Thank you also to Cabrillo principal Jin Kim, the FUSD team: Jeremy Schnieder, Nate Ivy, and FUSD Board members Dianne Jones and Sharon Coco for your support.

Fremont Lone Tree Creek Tree Planting

NOVEMBER 2024

Trees Planted: 15

Volunteers: 48

Lone Tree Creek park now has a lot more tree friends! A large group of volunteers from the community and from Lam Research came out to plant fifteen new trees. Thank you to Fremont Urban Forestry & Parks team Chris, Rafael, Manny, and Jose for helping get everything ready.

Newark Mayhews Landing Park Tree Planting

OCTOBER 2024

Trees Planted: 13

Volunteers: 47

We had a great turnout of enthusiastic volunteers and were done planting all the trees an hour early! Thank you to Newark Councilmember Matthew Jorgens for kicking us off, and as always, thanks to the Newark Parks staff Dan, Gabe, Juan and Mohammed for getting the site ready, delivering the trees, and getting all the stakes in place.

UFF+Promotores: Newark Community Center Park Tree Planting

OCTOBER 2024

Trees Planted: 12

Volunteers: 58

Promotores builds community by developing local leaders and advocates and providing many community health services. UFF plants trees to keep the community and planet cool. Together we make the future of Newark brighter.

Summer kick-off: Newark Community Center Park Tree Planting

JUNE 2024

Trees Planted: 15

Volunteers: 38

We kicked off summer in style by planting trees along a stretch of Community Center park that needed some shade! Adventurous volunteers even planted the heavy 25-gallon box Silver Maple trees. As always, thank you very much to Newark Parks staff for making this event possible - Dan, Miguel, Benji and Ray.

Arbor Day 2024: Jerry Raber Ash St Park Tree Planting

APRIL 2024

Trees Planted: 13

Volunteers: 39

We celebrated Arbor Day by planting new trees! Newark city councilmember Matthew Jorgens, CA Assemblymember Alex Lee, and NMHS Puente teacher Mr. Landon kicked off the event with opening speeches. Thank you to the volunteers representing NMHS Puente and Resource Label. Many thanks Newark Parks staff Dan, Gabe, and Benji for waking up super early to get everything ready, on top of being super busy the Newark State of the City event.

Cabrillo Trail Park Tree Planting and Celebration, Fremont

APRIL 2024

Trees Planted: 20

Volunteers: 60+

Urban Forest Friends recognizes and thanks Pacific Gas and Electric Company for its generous sponsorship of California ReLeaf's Growing Green Communities Grant program, which made our Cabrillo Neighborhood Tree Planting Event and Community Kick Off Celebration project possible.

Trees build community and we are so proud that our community came out and planted 20 trees. We had students from American High, Washington High, Irvington High, James Logan High, and Thornton Middle School. Thank you so much to Assemblymember Alex Lee, Mayor Lily Mei, Fremont Councilmembers Desrie Campbell, Teresa Cox, Raj Salwan and Jenny Kassan, Newark Councilmember Matthew Jorgens, the City of Fremont Urban Forestry Manager Chris Curry, and Fremont Parks supervisors Rafael and Savannah and Parks staff for supporting this event.

We also want to thank and recognize CAL FIRE and the US Forest Service, who continue to support urban and community tree planting efforts all over California through funding, education and other resources.

Newark Silliman Center/Sportsfield Park Tree Planting

APRIL 2024

Trees Planted: 12

Volunteers: 39

Great turnout for a beautiful day to plant twelve new trees! Thanks to Mayor Mike Hannon for an inspiring speech and for Newark Parks staff Dan, Miguel, Gabe, and Benji for getting everything set up in advance. Photo credit to Katie Fuerte, Newark Recreation & Community Services.

Warwick Elementary School Tree Planting, Fremont

MARCH 2024

Trees Planted: 10

Volunteers: 46

Warwick Elementary 5th graders helped plant ten new trees! The students learned from the UFF tree leaders and volunteers how to plant and care for trees, and why getting your hands dirty and planting a tree is fun! Thank you to Warwick Elementary principal, staff, students and other volunteers, as well as FUSD staff for supporting this event.

Fremont Neighborhood Tree Plantings, Fremont

FEBRUARY-MARCH 2024

Trees Planted: 27

Volunteers: 62

A lively crew of volunteers tackled planting street trees for residents! It was a learning experience for all. To apply for a free street tree to be planted between your sidewalk and curb, you must live in a low-canopy neighborhood and commit to watering the tree for the first three years.

Lake Elizabeth Tree Planting, Fremont

JANUARY 2024

Trees Planted: 16

Volunteers: 51

We planted 16 California Sycamores and Coast Live Oaks near the Nature Learning Center at Lake Elizabeth. Many thanks to our volunteers for braving the rain, and Alex and Chris from City of Fremont for helping us make this event possible!

Byington Park Tree Planting, Newark

DECEMBER 2023

Trees Planted: 11

Volunteers: 28

We planted 2x Coast Live Oaks, 2x Forest Green Hungarian Oaks, 3x Green Mountain Silver Lindens, and 4x 'Sterling' Silver Lindens. Big thanks again to Dan, Josue, Lorenzo, and Brandon from City of Newark and to League of Volunteers (LoV) for the refreshments!

Jerry Raber Ash St Park Tree Planting (in honor of Retired Teachers Week)

OCTOBER 2023

Trees Planted: 11

Volunteers: 31

In conjunction with California Retired Teachers Association, we planted a beautiful combination of ginkgos, maples, zelkovas and flame mimosas!

2nd Annual Newark Library Tree Walk

OCTOBER 2023

Trees Covered: 6

Attendees: 19

We learned about six types of trees around the library and how to identify them. Thanks to Dan Cianciarulo from City of Newark for providing his tree expertise!

Washington High School Tree Care

SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER 2023

Trees Cared For: 76

Volunteers Engaged: 34

It's been over a year since our Washington High Tree Planting! We came back and mulched, pruned, updated tree poles and ties, and took care of the trees. We also helped clean litter around the area. Hard work but very rewarding!

Newark Community Center Park Tree Planting

SEPTEMBER 2023

Trees Planted: 10

Volunteers Engaged: 35

Planted 7 Coast Live Oaks around the Community Center and 3 Coast Live Oaks towards Newark Blvd. Many thanks to City of Newark staff and all our volunteers!

Quarry Lakes Tree Planting - Oak Savannah

MAY 2023

Trees Planted: 75

Volunteers Engaged: 50+

Planted 75 young Oaks (Coast Live, Englemann, Southern Live, Burr, and Cork Oaks) off the Old Creek Trail. These trees will grow to be a small oak savannah over the next decade. The oaks were grown from acorns cared for, and donated, by UFF. Collaboration with East Bay Regional Parks.

Westridge Park Tree Planting with Lam Research (Fremont)

MAY 2023

Trees Planted: 25

Volunteers Engaged: 30

Planted 25 one-gallon coast live oaks, in a collaboration with Lam Research and City of Fremont. The oaks were grown from acorns cared for, and donated, by UFF. The City of Fremont parks staff were very supportive of our park planting as well as the morning park visitors.

Mayhews Landing Park Tree Planting #2 (Newark)

APRIL 2023

Trees Planted: 9

Volunteers Engaged: 37

Planted 9 coast live oaks along the back entrance to the park. Thank you to Vice Mayor Sucy Collazo for kicking us off!

Fremont Earth Day Event

APRIL 2023

Meeting our Fremont community and encouraging people to plant trees in their neighborhoods! We offer a free street tree planting program for neighborhoods where more than three households agree to commit to taking care of trees.

Union City Arboretum Tree Walk Spring 2023

APRIL 2023

Trees Identified: 29

Attendees: 9

Teaching community members how to identify the various trees from the front of library to the entrance to the Arboretum. Welcomed special guest Nelson Kirk, former Union City arborist, who helped plant most of the arboretum trees! Collaboration with Union City Library.

Mayhews Landing Park Tree Planting (Newark)

FEBRUARY 2023

Trees Planted: 7

Volunteers Engaged: 16

Planted 5 coast live oaks and 2 bur oaks. These trees can live to be over 200 years old! Thanks to Mayor Mike Hannon for kicking us off!

Northgate Neighborhood Tree Planting

JANUARY 2023

Trees Planted: 8

Volunteers Engaged: 16

Warwick Elementary School Tree Planting

JANUARY 2023

Trees Planted: 6

Volunteers Engaged: 14

Union City Arboretum Tree Walk

AUGUST 2022

Trees Explored: 25

Attendees: 18

In conjunction with the Union City Library, we explored the wide variety of trees in the treasure trove that is the Union City Arboretum!

Couldn't make it? DIY the tree walk with the list of trees on our "Tree Info" page!

Newark Library Tree Walk

JULY 2022

Trees Explored: 6

Attendees: 21

In conjunction with the Newark Library, we explored the newly planted drought-tolerant trees in Newark Civic Center!

Couldn't make it? DIY the tree walk with the list of trees on our "Tree Info" page!

Parkmont Neighborhood, Fremont

MARCH 2022

Trees Planted: 14

Volunteers Engaged: 16

We canvassed the Parkmont neighborhood and offered free 15 gallon street trees. The trees, offered through a CAL FIRE grant were planted by community volunteers and will be cared for by the homeowners.

Newark Civic Center Park, Newark

MARCH 2022

Trees Planted: 8

Volunteers Engaged: 36

A lively crew of families from St. Edward's, NMHS and MSJ students, and community volunteers gathered at Civic Center Park to plant eight new trees. To kick us off, the kids gave presentations about Engelmann, Cork, and Coast Live Oak trees, and how trees help us!

Washington High School

FEBRUARY 2022

Trees Planted: 72

Volunteers Engaged: 106

First, volunteers prepared the holes for easier planting. Then, over three Saturdays, Washington High School students, with our coaching, supplies, and training, planted 72 15-gal Oaks, Redbuds, and Gingko trees around WHS, along Country Dr., Fremont Blvd. and Eggers Drive. These trees will provide shade and oxygen for years to come.

Tri-City Voice article.

Parkmont Elementary School

FEBRUARY 2022

Trees Planted: 9

Volunteers Engaged: 35

Families and students of the Parkmont Elementary School came out to plant trees on their campus.

Newark Civic Center Park, Newark

DECEMBER 2021

Trees Planted: 5

Volunteers Engaged: 13

Our first Newark tree planting! We planted three Autumn Blaze Maples and two Coast Live Oaks.

Sabercat Park, Fremont

NOVEMBER 2021

Trees Planted: 84

Volunteers Engaged: 64

In partnership with the City of Fremont, Microsoft, Greenkeepers, and Arbor Day Foundation, eighty four native trees were planted over four Saturdays. We did weeks of ground preparation that included watering and pre-auger work, in addition to providing all the equipment, leadership for planting teams, and planting training for the Tree Coaches.

Niles Discovery Church, Fremont

OCTOBER 2021

Trees Planted: 6

Volunteers Engaged: 24

In preparation for the large Arbor Day Foundation Sabercat Park tree planting, 20 new Tree Coaches were given hands-on training in planting five new 15-gallon trees at Niles Discovery Church.

Greenkeepers Sabercat Park, Fremont

APRIL 2021

Trees Planted: 25

Volunteers Engaged: 24

Urban Forest Friends assisted Greenkeepers with tree planting at Sabercat Creek in April 2021.

Old Misson Park Tree Planting, Fremont

MARCH 2021

Trees Planted: 4

Volunteers Engaged: 8

Tree planting with Bridge Rotary

First Tri-City Urban Forest Alliance Tree Planting, Fremont

FEBRUARY 2020

Trees Planted: 8

Volunteers Engaged: 12

First ever tree planting for TUFA (now UFF). Planted 8 trees in front of homes in Fremont. Owners got to participate in the planting, learn about the importance of trees, and agreed to maintain and water them for the first three years.

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