Crafting Stories that Move People!

As you prepare to collect and use stories to help get Californians to “Invest from the Ground Up,” this set of tips will help guide you in collecting and crafting your own great stories. 

Click here to access Story Collecting guidelines. 

Collect tree stories from business associates, community members and friends.  Their stories will help you tell your story and demonstrate the true importance of urban forestry and urban greening in your communities and can make a difference toward the decisions elected officials make regarding budgets and policies.

Tell YOUR Tree Story Here!

A fillable form to collect stories here on the website!

Click here to begin...


And Share YOUR Story!

Write an Op-Ed piece for a local newspaper!

Here's how...

 Contact us to Customize! 
We'll get back to you.

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Last Name *
Zip Code *
E-mail Address *
Phone # *

What would you like customized? 

Businessowner Factsheet
Property/Homeowner Factsheet
IFGU Logo Tagline
How did you hear about us *
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Invest From the Ground Up Toolkit
Educational and advocacy materials to support your local and regional efforts.  We can customize the Fact Sheets with your name and logo as well as change the IFGU logo tagline for your local campaigns! Use these tools to support YOUR success!

Fact Sheets - we can customize these with your organization's name and logo included! 
Educational flyers highlighting the benefits of urban forestry and urban greening.

Click here for Home and Property Owners Flyer
Click here for Business Owners Flyer   




Window Signs/posters hang in local business windows!

"This Business wants you to Invest From the Ground Up"
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"Grow Our Community - Invest From the Ground Up"
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"Join Us and Invest From the Ground Up"





IFGU Logo - we can customize the IFGU logo tagline for your local projects
Logo with editable tagline (example)

Decals/stickers:
"Join Us and..."

"This Business Wants You..."

"Grow Our Community..."


We have printing instructions for you to give to your local printer!




Policy Papers
Educational documents to share with public officials & decision makers

Trees & the Economy with additional resources
Trees & the Economy without additional resources
Trees & Climate Change with additional resources
Trees & Climate Change without additional resources
Trees & Air Quality with additional resources
Trees & Air Quality without additional resources
Trees & Public Health with additional resources
Trees & Public Health without additional resources
Trees & Hydrology with additional resources
Trees & Hydrology without additional resources
Trees & Sustainabilty through Design with additional resources 
Trees & Sustainability through Design without additional resources