Arbor Week on The Boulevard
The Boulevard is going big for Arbor Day. In addition to welcoming the many new trees that are being planted in the district, a whole week of tree loving activities will be taking place from April 19th to the 26th.
Details are still being finalized but a preliminary schedule is listed below.
We’re teaming up with Hoover High School, The San Diego Zoo and AJA Project.
Workshop leaders include Queer Sol Collective, Tree SD, Youth for a Sustainable Future (Y4SF), Carbon Footprint and Treedom
Arbor Day T-Shirt
Show your support for the further greening of The Boulevard with this great locally printed t-shirt.
Light Sand Colored Cotton Tee available from small to extra-large.
$20 each
The shirts can be picked up at Fair@44 at 4350 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92105
Saturday, April 19th
- Kokedama Classes – 10am – Noon at Fair@44
- Led by Tootie. Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil wrapped with string. They can be displayed on a decorative surface or hung by string in a window.
- How to Plant a Simple Summer 2025 Vegetable Garden – 12:30 – 2 pm at Fair@44
- Don’t miss out on another Summer without home grown tomatoes and other fresh, seasonal veggies. At this workshop, you will learn simple and effective steps from a local farmer, Alyssa Brosky of Ranchito Milky Way, and be provided with free resources to jumpstart your home garden.
- This workshop is limited to 20 people, so please RSVP here to confirm your attendance.
Thursday, April 24th
- Native Pocket Park Planting: 4 – 6pm at Sin Lee
Lead by SD Zoo & City Heights Garden Interns & Roz of Carbon Footprint- Transform yards into a Polyculture of Native Seed Flowers Workshop by Carbon Footprint. Resources on how to plant native plants- led by students.
- Transform yards into a Polyculture of Native Seed Flowers Workshop by Carbon Footprint. Resources on how to plant native plants- led by students.
- Let’s Pollinate Our Community Workshop 4:30 – 6:30 at Fair@44
- Native Plant Workshop Led by City Heights Garden Interns/San Diego Zoo. With a native plant seedlings giveaway to community. Help ensure the future is filled with pollinators! Beautiful native flowers and lush plants make cities more vibrant and alive with color, while also serving as crucial habitat for birds, bees and butterflies. In celebration of Arbor Day, let the Native Biodiversity Corps of City Heights, a program supported by the SD Zoo, and local non-profit Dwelling on carbon provide insight and resources to get you excited about planting pollinators.
Friday, April 25th
- Tree Planting at Colina del Sol Park – The City of San Diego invites you to celebrate trees at the 2025 Arbor Day Event in Colina Del Sol Park! Grab your friends and family and join us for a day tree planting, beautification activities and more!
- The City’s Arbor Day event is free to the public. To volunteer to participate in tree planting at the park, please register here.
Kumeyaay Storytelling– 2:15-3:15pm at Hoover High School Traditional Indigenous Knowledge/Storytelling Workshop – Lead by Dr. Stan Rodriguez
Student Tree Tagging– 3:45-5:45pm at Hoover High School Engage with Hoover High School to develop tree tags (Medicinal Benefits, Carbon Sequestration, Personal Stories, Dedications, History)
Saturday, April 26th
Vicki Leon Sculpture Dedication: 11am-3pm held at World Foods Supermarket- Vien Dong – 5245 El Cajon Boulevard
Tree SD/Treejectory/Youth for a Sustainable Future Workshop/ World Foods Supermarket- Vien Dong – 5245 El Cajon Boulevard
- 10:30: Propagating Native Plants (Native Plant Raffle Giveaway) -NBC
- 11:00: Todd Gloria arrives and does ribbon cutting
- 11:15: Seed Packet 101 (Seed Packet giveaway) – NBC
- 12:00: Host plants for Endangered Butterflies – Lindsey/ Crawford?
- 12:45: Growing Seaweed in the San Diego Bay
- 1:30: Kate Sessions – Beryl
