In November 2017, a team of PCI employees, PG&E employees, and 60 Reedley College students and faculty gathered to plant over 600 trees in a riparian area of the Reedley College campus, located 19 miles southeast of Fresno. Reedley College was supportive of PG&E planting trees on campus property and expanding the existing riparian corridor near the confluence of the Kings River and Wahtoke Creek. Trees were planted during a “Field Day Weekend” that provided a hands-on learning experience for students from the College’s Department of Natural Resources.

Plantings included native species such as valley oak, black walnut, box elder, and Fremont cottonwood. The health of the trees will be monitored for at least five years. The Reedley Natural Resources Department will continue to utilize the site for ongoing learning opportunities, such as plant monitoring and establishment, for its students.