West Oakland Green Initiative
We are a community based organization that has been operating since 2002. Our mission is to plant trees in West Oakland. Our fiscal sponsor is the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, a 501 c (3). We also work closely with the City of Oakland, West Oakland Commerce Association, the Port of Oakland, West Oakland Environmental Indicators, PG&E, West Oakland Project Area Committee, and many West Oakland neighborhood groups.
WORP envisions a sustainable, thriving and attractive urban forest, composed of a wide spectrum of trees, shrubs, ground cover, and other vegetation that serve to enhance environmental quality and community health and opportunity. WORP encompasses the entire eco-system by striving to use local talent, resources and labor thereby promotes commerce and industry along with the well-being of the community.
Join
Join us during our next planting day or drop by our next membership meeting scheduled from 2:00 t0 4:00 pm (see Events). We meet at the Port of Oakland.
See our calendar for upcoming events!
New!
The West Oakland Green Initiative (WOGI) was honored on Arbor Day!
WOGI was honored to receive public recognition for our planting efforts at the Arbor Day ceremony held on April 10th. Ellen Wyrick Parkinson, a West Oakland resident who has been a great supporter and group participant accepted the award for WOGI .
Volunteer Viewpoint
For those who don’t know me, I’m a newer resident to the West Oakland community from Los Angeles. For someone who has NEVER participated in any community events, let alone a tree planting event, it was refreshing to finally meet all the neighbors and residents of Milton St and the West Oakland community at the Jan. 16th Tree Planting Event. I can already sense a change in the mentally of the neighborhood, a heighten sense of pride in ownership, where neighbors help neighbors to reach a common goal. I am optimistic to believe that the tree planting event will be a stepping stone in bringing the community together, to eventually combat other issues, such as crime, loitering, and general nuisance. It reminds us that we as a community can work together to bring about positive change. Thanks to Ariana Mohit and our Milton St Neighborhood Watch for inviting me to this event. I look forward to all future tree planting events here in West Oakland.
Sincerely,
Hugh Hoang ;