Podcasts about treefolks

Join us as host Amanda Kuhl speaks with Valerie Tamburi, Director of Reforestation, and Marina Weikel, Carbon Credit and GIS Coordinator at Treefolks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring ecosystems and fostering community connections through tree planting and education in Central Texas. Together, they discuss how Treefolks is restoring ecosystems by planting over 3 million trees, working with private landowners, and building community connections. This work enhances climate resilience, water quality, and biodiversity while generating carbon credits that sustain their programs. Valerie and Marina also share how their reforestation projects address challenges like erosion and drought, creating long-term environmental benefits. They highlight the importance of community participation and education to drive meaningful ecological restoration. How can reforestation help mitigate climate change? How can you support these efforts in your community? Tune in to find out! Subscribe to the ESG Decoded Podcast on your favorite streaming platforms and social media to be notified of new episodes. Enjoy tuning in! Episode Resources:  TreeFolks Volunteer Opportunities: https://www.treefolks.org/volunteer/ City of Austin Watershed Protection Department: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/watershed-protection Erosion Control and Stream Restoration: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/erosion-control-and-stream-restoration  - About ESG Decoded  ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Amanda Kuhl, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum for thoughtful, nuanced conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts that explore the complexities about the risks and opportunities connected to (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial and (G)overnance. We like to say that “ESG is everything that's not on your balance sheet.” This leaves room for misunderstanding and oversimplification – two things that we'll bust on this podcast. ESG Decoded | Resource Links  Site: https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/ Apple Podcasts: https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts Spotify: https://go.climeco.com/Spotify YouTube Music: https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/ X: https://twitter.com/ESGDecoded FB: https://www.facebook.com/ESGDecoded   About ClimeCo ClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand. ClimeCo | Resource Links Site: https://climeco.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/climeco/ X: https://twitter.com/ClimeCo FB: https://www.facebook.com/Climeco/

Layla is community tree planter with TreeFolks based out of Austin Texas. TreeFolks is dedicated to empower Central Texans to build stronger communities through planting and caring for trees. Listen as Layla discusses the history of TreeFolks as well as how they're helping get people outside by cultivating a community of passionate nature lovers.

We're back at Colleen's picnic table to reflect on what we've learned (horticulturally and emotionally) in the year since Uri, the crippling 2021 snow-and-ice storm that plunged Texas into single-digit temperatures and left 40% of Austin residents without power and/or water for days. Last year we recorded a few episodes about the immediate aftermath of the Snowpocalypse; now we're examining the storm's lingering effects on local gardeners, growers, and plants. Which species fared the best and worst? How has the storm changed our approach to landscape design? And what are we expecting for the coming spring? Just in time for yet another cold snap, join us for a chat about "marginally hardy" plants, the role of microclimates and eco-regions, and every Texan's favorite topic: the weather.   Mentioned in this episode:  Central Texas Seed Savers; TreeFolks.

During the past 30 years, TreeFolks has set down more than 2.8 million trees in the Austin area. Tree Folks now works with a 1.2 Million dollar annual budget planting trees around Austin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collin McMichael heads education programs for environmental nonprofit, TreeFolks. He loves plants, trees, insects and generally the biology of the natural world. He graduated with both a Bachelors and a Masters in 2010 in Biology, with a focus on plant-insect interactions.

TreeFolks of Austin launched two new exciting programs, and our guests discussed each of them. The first is called ‘Austin Environmental Heroes’ where the hire high school students to water our city's trees during the summer. And the other is called ‘Remove And Replace’ , a pilot program to provide low-income Austin residents with expert assessment, removal, and replacement of hazardous trees at no charge. Our guests were: Thais Perkins - Executive Director of TreeFolks Erin Gurak - Development Director, TreeFolks We also heard about a new book by author Juli Berwald called “Spinless: The Science Of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing A Backbone.” More than a decade ago, Juli Berwald left a career in ocean science to raise a family in landlocked Austin, Texas, but jellyfish drew her back to the sea. Recent, massive blooms of billions of jellyfish have clogged power plants, decimated fisheries, and caused millions of dollars of damage. Driven by questions about how overfishing, coastal development, and climate change were contributing to a jellyfish population explosion, Juli embarked on a scientific odyssey. She traveled the globe to meet the biologists who devote their careers to jellies, hitched rides on Japanese fishing boats to see giant jellyfish in the wild, raised jellyfish in her dining room, and throughout it all marveled at the complexity of these alluring and ominous biological wonders.

Trees are underrated, especially in Texas. Join us as we interview Thaïs Perkins, Executive Director of Treefolks. We learn that Smokey the Bear was bull#$%^, why juniper (cedar) is a good thing, and we feature an surprise musical guest, Mr. Decent.

Since 1988 Treefolks has been keeping Austin and Central Texas clean and green. For nearly 30 years the environmental nonprofit has maintained and restored the natural tree population of Central Texas. TreeFolk offers a variety of programs, from Neighborwoods, a program providing free trees for property owners, to education on the native trees of Central Texas, and classes on how to keep your own yard happy and healthy. Kyle & Charlie chat with Thaïs Perkins, TreeFolks' executive director, about TreeFolks' humble origins to its growth of one of Austin's largest environmental nonprofits. They talk about TreeFolks' heroic efforts of restoring the native wildlife of Bastrop after the Bastrop wildfires of 2011, and Thaïs shares how you can get a free tree or two! More on Tree Folks Get your green thumb on at TreeFolks.org Give the folks at TreeFolks a big (green) thumbs up on Facebook Catch up on their latest news on Twitter See the leaves of the trees and more on Instagram The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), another great resource for all things tree related ISA Texas website, great for finding a certified arborist to help you with your trees and tree related questions Restore your faith in humanity with Everyday Superhumans Click here for our official website! Rate us on iTunes Like us on Facebook Tweet at us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Logo by Adam Dodson Designs Music in this episode: Opening & Transition Themes Themes - Take a Chance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Closing Theme - "Door to Door" by Alex Allen

It doesn’t take long to figure out trees are important on a hot, summer day in Texas. Just go to a local shopping center parking lot and you will see many cars parked in the shade. You can see the same thing in rural areas with the cows in fields. Shade is key to comfort, but it is also key to our bank accounts. Join us for this week’s episode to learn more about how Shade is Key. Mentioned energy saving, tree planting initiatives: City of San Antonio and CPS Energy – Green Shade Rebate: https://www.cpsenergy.com/en/my-home/ways-to-save/rebates-rebate/green-shade-tree-rebate.html Oncor Energy and Arbor Day Foundation: http://energysavingtrees.arborday.org/#Home City of Austin, Austin Energy and TreeFolks: http://www.treefolks.org/neighborwoods-free-trees-for-your-home/ City of Denton and Keep Denton Beautiful—more info to come at http://kdb.org/

Interview with Rebecca Johnson of TreeFolks, Austin Texas about their programs to plant trees as part of their urban forestry program.