Climate Stewards Canopy

Canopy is offering the UC Climate Stewards certification course in Santa Clara and San Mateo County. The course prepares participants to engage within their communities with integrated nature-based climate solutions, community science about local green spaces, and communication to advance community and ecosystem resilience in the urban forest. This nine-week course requires 43 in-class hours, including online workshops, tree planting and tree care fieldwork, and 8 hours of volunteer service on an urban forestry stewardship project. The asynchronous work will strengthen participants’ knowledge, self-efficacy, and agency by building climate literacy, introducing local opportunities for nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation, and fostering climate change communications skills.

Canopy’s UC Climate Stewards Certification Course will focus on urban tree planting and tree care as nature-based climate solutions, integrating climate science communication, environmental justice, and community stewardship. This course includes certification as a UC Climate Steward upon completion of all course requirements, with the opportunity to become a Canopy-Certified Community Forester and the option to obtain 4 undergraduate credits through UC Davis continuing Education.

UC Climate Stewards - Community Forestry School

Dates: TBD (Fall 2025)

Fees: Community Forestry School Application

Application Deadline: TBD

Delivery Mode: Hybrid

Contact:

Course Website and Registration: Course Info to be posted at: https://canopy.org/our-work/education/community-forestry-school/

Organization Description:

The Canopy mission is to grow urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all. Canopy's mission is deeply intertwined with climate resilience and climate education work, as trees are a vital component of efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, ameliorate the urban heat island effect, and provide cooling benefits to communities. Our vision is a day when every resident of the Midpeninsula can step outside to walk, play, and thrive under the shade of healthy trees. Canopy prioritizes tree planting and stewardship, education, and advocacy in communities where people do not have a thriving urban forest due to limited resources, competing priorities, historical development, and urbanization patterns.