Please join us in celebrating the fact that seventy-five new trees were added to Sausalito public green spaces in 2019! The largest number (66) were planted at MLK Park (along with 46 shrubs) , while six trees replaced diseased ones on Bridgeway, and three new trees were installed at the renovated Ice House Plaza. At Sausalito Beautiful, we consider this a big boost for our environment, the aesthetics of the city, and the well being of our citizens!

While our organization consistently advocated for all these tree plantings, nothing would have happened without strong partnerships with the City of Sausalito, the Sausalito Historical Society, and Downtown Merchants Association. And let’s not forget the 80 community members who actually planted the trees at MLK Park in October—along with the 60 donors who helped fund that project.

At the beginning of this year, Sausalito Beautiful challenged ourselves to plant more trees in 2019 than have been planted in the last 5 years–and we were wildly successful. As a side note, we also exceeded our city’s Climate Action Plan recommendation for 10 new trees per year to be planted in public spaces (even considering the 40 trees removed at MLK Park and other replacement trees).

We expect 2020 will be another great year for trees in Sausalito’s public green spaces. We hope to plant several new trees at the north end of Caledonia Street, and the community should see around 70 new trees planted at Dunphy Park. We will also be tracking other beautification projects next year including the Entry Marker.

Thank you for all your support throughout the year! We wish you a warm holiday season and all the best for 2020,

Bill Hynes, President

Along with the rest of the Board of Directors:
Lise Ciolino
Flynn McDonald
Joan McRobbie
Adele Nieto
Carolyn Revelle
Jeanie Schwarz
Ken Schwarz
Cathy Stierhoff
Ryan Woodring