Trees are necessary and beneficial along busy roads and highways. We are able to plant trees in areas that are more difficult to plant and situations that require specialized tools or large machinery. The Urban Trees program focuses on planting large ball and burlap trees along major traffic corridors, public rights-of-way, parks, and public green spaces. Get involved by requesting a tree planting in your neighborhood, applying for a yard tree, or volunteering. Our newest NeighborWoods initiative is the Yard Tree Program, which allows homeowners to receive one (or more) free trees to be planted in their front yard (see program details for qualifications). This early care increases the likelihood that trees can get established and will thrive to maturity. Trees Atlanta provides the trees, tools, and planting expertise, and we take care of the trees for two years with regular watering, mulching, and pruning when needed. Community members help to engage neighbors and stakeholders in the process, and volunteers contribute their energy and passion for creating a healthier environment with more trees. We organize volunteers and stakeholders in the neighborhood where we plant. Through this community-based effort, we plant new trees throughout metro Atlanta in public spaces so that the benefits of trees can be accessible to all. NeighborWoods is our volunteer planting program. Interested in having trees planted in your neighborhood? Here are two ways you can get more trees planted: Did you also know that in addition to weekly volunteer projects, Trees Atlanta plants trees in front yards through our Yard Tree program and larger trees with our Urban Trees team? We work alongside community members who live or work where the trees are planted. Every year, we are able to plant over 6,000 trees throughout metro Atlanta with the help of thousands of volunteers. Trees are planted along neighborhood streets and front yards, in schoolyards, and in city parks, as well as the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum. Since our founding in 1985, we have planted over 140,000 trees. Trees Atlanta is most well-known for planting trees - our volunteer planting program is called NeighborWoods. That’s why Trees Atlanta practices community forestry: we collaborate with members of the community to plant and care for trees in their neighborhoods. Trees deliver more benefits to people when they are located near people.
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