OCF Accomplishments (since 1994)
• Facilitated the planting of 60,000 15 gallon shade trees at schools, parks, and streets.
• Developed a volunteer corps of 300+ trained "Tree Amigos."
• 10,000+ shade trees have been donated & planted at 200+ schools, 40+ City parks and numerous San José public facilities
• Mobilized 150,000+ community volunteers to participate in over 3,000 Our City Forest planting, tree care & community education projects
• Developed a Tree Patrol program to track young trees for 3 years.
• Maintained a 90% tree survival rate of trees planted since 1994.
• Leveraged over 5 million dollars in tree grants for San José neighborhoods.
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