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# City Council accepts $126,866 state grant to replace 365 removed trees
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/021406-story-20060214-4/
- Published: 2006-02-14T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:16:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Environment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY To replace 365 trees that have been removed due to death, over-growth or disease, the City Council is getting some help from the state in the form of a grant worth $126,866.

The money is part of the “Green Trees for the Golden State,” which is run by the California Department of Forestry and funded through a 2000 bond act to increase clean air and protect the coast.

The money doesn’t come without some commitment from taxpayers here. The City Council must spend $68,984 in matching funds, most of which will go towards tree planting, administration and overhead. More than $15,000 will be spent on educating the public and on sig-nage.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 14, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021406.pdf?ref=smdp.com)