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Table of Contents
Before You Plant (or Donate)
Before You Plant (or Donate)
Planting Failure
Planting Failure
The majority of mass tree planting projects have been failures due to lack of proper planning, planting the wrong trees which couldn't survive in the area or planting all of one species which led to disease outbreak, as well as other failures like not ensuring community/land owner ownership of the trees nor 3rd party auditing to ensure survival.
What This Page Offers
What This Page Offers
On this page we explore some ways to boost tree-planting success, what to avoid, and follow up with a directory of free and cheap trees, or grants that can help you get trees without breaking the bank.
The programs listed on this page are often volunteer run and include programs that specifically focus on getting trees to people who want them and will actually care for them, instead of leaving their survival up to a mere fighting chance. Focus should be put on making sure an area is actually suitable for trees before planting but "Forest ecologists say creating space to allow nature to do its thing is usually a better approach to restoring forests than planting." With this in mind we suggest the following checklist to help improve the chance of tree survival plus links to pages about different rewilding options.
Checklist for Success
Checklist for Success
Conduct a survey to ensure the planting site will allow tree growth:
Mudflats can drown roots
Strong coastal storms can rip out trees
Certain terrains like sandy deserts won't support most tree species
Steep slopes allow run off instead of letting water get to routes
Islands, national parks, deserts, and mountains that are far from civilization will make tree maintenance and monitoring difficult to impossible.
Livestock often demolish saplings and damage adult trees. When livestock congregate under the same shade tree(s), their urine and compaction from their hooves can cause deadly damage to the root system.
Pick the right tree species for the right location
Trees should be a variety of native species - the greater the variety, the higher the survival rates
Don't put water-loving species like willow near water mains or sewers as their roots will crush pipes to drink
Ensure lowland and wetland trees are planted in these areas, while high elevations should be planted with trees that can survive in these zones.
Do not replace historical wetlands or grasslands with forests as this displaces species and can result in high tree mortality
Do not plant forests in fire-prone regions
Determine how big your tree will get before planting near buildings. Most species should be planted ~10ft/9meters away from a building, but some grow larger and should be further, while others remain small so they can be placed much closer.
Plan and budget for continued maintenance including watering, feeding/mulching, disease/pest monitoring, and trimming.
Ensure that the land owner or community have ownership over the trees and education to both appreciate as well as care for the trees.
Install protective fencing if needed, then remove the fencing as soon as practical to reduce impact on wildlife.
Seed Libraries
Seed Libraries
If you are a more confident or adventurous person, you might also want to find out what it available at your local seed library. "There are now over 500 seed lending libraries open worldwide!"
Europe
Europe
Austria
Austria
Kostenlose Samen für alle: Standorte "Hier seht Ihr die mir bekannten Aufstellorte der Saatgutboxen."
Germany
Germany
Kostenlose Samen für alle: Standorte "Hier seht Ihr die mir bekannten Aufstellorte der Saatgutboxen."
Oceana
Oceana
Australia
Australia
Seed Savers scroll down for a map of Local Seed Networks in Australia
Trees for Planting by Location
Trees for Planting by Location
The hope here was to provide free sources of native trees/saplings/shrubs, and some of these programs adhere to that. Others are programs you can support where buying trees gives others the opportunity to plant. The locations coincide with where the planting programs deliver the trees.
Warning: Some offer plants that don't seem to be native, so watch out and make sure you're not accidentally planting anything invasive.
Warning about Carbon Offset Projects
Warning about Carbon Offset Projects
For the most part we have avoided adding carbon offsetting projects as much as possible, since these have (historically speaking) had extremely high failure rates with little to no monitoring or consequences for failing to meet their promises. There have also been problems including land grabs from indigenous communities, destroying existing ecosystems to replace them with failed "ghost forests" (sometimes replacing ecosystems like peatland which is actually better at sequestering carbon than forests are), or planting non-native/invasive monocrop forests.
When carbon offset projects have been included on this page, it's is because they seem to have focused on avoiding these key mistakes, by including local communities, or even using their projects to help improve the lives and biodiversity of the target regions they work in.
Grants on This Page
Grants on This Page
Some of these resources are grant applications for free trees, which appear to close seasonally for review, dispersal, then a renewed application season in time for Spring planting (this gives them time to acclimate to their new homes while we learn to take care of them, as well as time for the organizations to educate and gather funding for the next round of work).
The listings that are currently closed were the ones that appeared most likely to be renewed, so please be patient and check back if they are not open on first viewing.
International
International
The Nature Conservancy: Give the Gift of Tree Planting "Celebrate a holiday, a significant occasion, or recognize someone special by donating to plant trees—it’s the perfect gift for everyone! For each donation, The Nature Conservancy will plant trees in our critical forests around the globe. The more you gift, the more trees will be planted in celebration. Take the guesswork out of shopping by giving the most sustainable gift you could give."
SeaTrees "directly supports communities and scientists who protect and regenerate blue carbon coastal ecosystems which can be up to 5-10X more effective than rainforests at removing carbon from the air. This work includes planting mangrove trees, restoring kelp forests, coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and conserving costal watersheds."
Africa
Africa
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon Reforestation Project "The Sawa Afforestation Project is a large-scale carbon offsetting initiative aimed at combating climate change and promoting sustainable development in the Congo Basin region of Cameroon. The project aims to plant over 30 million trees in seven years. These trees will include indigenous shade and fruit trees to be planted on community-owned land, providing a biodiversity buffer."
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Chad
Chad
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
We Forest: Ethiopia Amhara "A community-based approach to restore degraded lands"
We Forest: Ethiopia Desa'a "Reversing land degradation and poverty through forest landscape restoration"
We Forest: Ethiopia Seret "Empowering communities and fighting deforestation"
Ghana
Ghana
Click A Tree: Trees for Entreepreneurs "Trees for Entreepreneurs Plant trees to help entrepreneurs build a better future for themselves."
The Gambia
The Gambia
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Kenya Tree Programs
Kenya Tree Programs
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."Kenya Reforestation Project "The Hongera Reforestation Project is a large-scale carbon offsetting project in Kenya that aims to restore previously-forested areas that have been affected by human activities such as logging, agricultural clearance, development, construction, and firewood collection. "
Malawi
Malawi
We Forest: Malawi Mulanje "Restoring forest to protect water and biodiversity"
Mali
Mali
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."
Senegal
Senegal
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."We Forest: Casamance Mangroves "Restoring coastal ecosystems in Senegal"
We Forum: Sine-Saloum Mangroves "Restoring coastal ecosystems in Senegal"
South Africa
South Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."We Forest: Tanzania "Transitioning villages to agroforestry"
Uganda
Uganda
Decentralization and Forest Management in Uganda (PDF) mentions that "some districts are beginning to finance forestry for community development. They are starting to put up nurseries (albeit very small ones still) to supply tree seedlings to local people, often free of charge. If the CG is serious about decentralising forests, it will be necessary to condition some of the grants it gives to LGs to forestry developments like these. This is how it started with the other sectors."
Trees for the Future (TREES) "is currently working with thousands of farming families across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Over our 30+ year history, we’ve worked around the globe. In 2014, we focused our work in select African countries, where the climatic and economic challenges were most pressing and we could make the greatest impact.
Decades of unsustainable agriculture practices have resulted in degraded and unproductive land; nutrient-scarce food systems; and farming families who are unable to grow and sell enough to meet their most basic needs. Using the Forest Garden Approach in semi-arid countries like Senegal, we’ve proven that agroforestry is a solution to each of these challenges, effectively ending hunger and poverty while restoring the land and environment."Uganda Afforestation Project "The Bulindi Chimpanzee Habitat Restoration Project is an afforestation project in western Uganda that aims to protect the remaining habitat of the Bulindi chimpanzees and support local village households."
Zambia
Zambia
We Forest: Chintumukulu Conservancy "Establishing the Mpumba Forest Corridor in Zambia"
We Forest: Copperbelt: Forests on Farms "Engaging smallholder farmers in reversing deforestation"
We Forest: Katanino, Zambia "Supporting successful Joint Forest Management"
Asia
Asia
India
India
Green Yatra: Pedh Lagao पेड़ लगाओ "is dedicated to planting #10CroreTREESby2025 across India in and around metropolitan cities, for a green, pollution-free and healthy environment. We have saved, protected and planted millions of trees with over 90% survival rate through our various types of plantations - Urban, Rural Livelihood And ‘MASS TREE PLANTATION’."
SayTrees Supports farmers with fruit trees to help stabilize their soil and improve crop yields, but they have also created forests in urban areas.
Sprouting India "We plant Ardu trees in Rajasthan, India to tackle the issues of air pollution and extreme farmer poverty. Our trees are planted by farmers who are then compensated for their work, giving them the financial resources to meet their short-term needs. The trees themselves, which are planted on the farmers’ plots of land, have numerous long-term benefits to the farmers who take care of them. All the while, these trees continue to clean our air, contributing to a healthier environment."
We Forest: India Khasi Hills "Supporting Khasi communities to regenerate their forest"
Philippines
Philippines
Click A Tree: Trees for the Seas "Plant mangrove trees to protect marine wildlife and save the oceans. For every planted tree we remove 1 kg of plastic from the ocean."
Eden Projects "In the first year of work, despite strict lockdown guidelines, our Philippines team partnered with indigenous groups to develop two nurseries, each with a capacity of 20,000 seedlings per month, and now have five active project sites."
Thailand
Thailand
Click A Tree: Trees for Tuskers Plant trees to create vital habitat for elephant habitat.
Europe
Europe
UK
UK
Birmingham Trees for Life - "Welcome to Birmingham Trees for Life, Birmingham’s dedicated tree planting charity. Every winter we organise tree planting events in parks and public open spaces across the city, and since 2006 we have planted 100,000 trees!"
Bristol City Council: One Tree Per Child "We aim to have every one of the 36,000 children in Bristol's 130 primary schools planting at least one tree."
Hillingdon, London: Sponsor a tree "As part of the national Trees for Streets campaign scheme, we are inviting residents to sponsor the planting of a tree in Hillingdon, which will to reduce air pollution, absorb carbon, and improve mental and physical wellbeing."
Woodland Trust: MOREwoods Scheme "Want to plant 500+ trees on at least half a hectare? Apply for saplings, advice and funding with our MOREwoods scheme."
Octopus Energy: Free Trees and Shrubs "Help us make this year's tree planting mission bigger and better."
The Tree Council "Plant an orchard in your school with the Tree Angel Orchards Fund" Check out their tree and shrub planting grant opportunities here.
Trees for Cities - "We are the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities."
Trees for Schools "Tree Appeal provides trees to schools and colleges throughout the UK. They are paid for by our corporate sponsors so there is absolutely no charge to the schools receiving them (but you have to plant them; we don't do that!)"
Woodland Trust: Free trees for schools and communities "We want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So we’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground."
North America
North America
Canada
Canada
Forest Ontario: 50 Million Tree Program "Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program is a tree planting program supported by the Government of Canada, corporate sponsors and donors. It increases forest cover by making tree planting easier and more affordable for property owners and municipalities." "Please note the minimum number of trees required is 500."
Govornment of Canada/Gouvernement du Canada: 2 Billion Trees Program
Hamilton: Free Tree Giveaway - (Ontario)
Mexico
Mexico
Plant Mangrove SeaTrees in Baja "With your support ($2 per tree planted) - we work with our project partners WILDCOAST to plant 100,000 mangrove trees across 25 acres of mangrove habitat with the help of the local community members in the El Datil region of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja, Mexico.
This project provides living-wage employment and training opportunities for the local community, empowers gender equity, protects the area from increased climate change impacts, and safeguards critical habitats for several vulnerable species.
At the heart of this project is a local group of women, “Mujeres de El Dátil,” who were trained in 2019 by WILDCOAST on mangroves environmental services, seedlings collection and planting techniques, as well as monitoring and maintenance of restored sites."
USA
USA
Arbor Day Foundation Among other perks, you get free trees with your membership to plant in your yard or in a forest in your honor
Granting a Better Tomorrow "Grants of $100 to $1,500 are available with an emphasis on youth and underserved schools and communities. These funds are for projects in the United States, in areas not currently receiving funding from other Trees Forever programs.
Granting a Better Tomorrow grants are for tree-planting and educational projects, including tree planting, seedling giveaways, pollinator (trees & plants) plantings, rain gardens with trees, educational classroom projects, club or church projects, fruit and nut orchards, school memorials, cemetery plantings and disaster recovery projects."National Wildlife Federation: Request Trees Applications end seasonally, and begin again in Spring.
Arizona
California
City of LA: Our Programs - "City Plants offers free shade trees to plant in your yard, on private property, and in your parkway, that strip between the sidewalk and the street. If you live or own property in the City of LA, you are eligible to receive free trees from City Plants." - City Plants
Sacramento Shade "Get a free landscape assessment and up to 10 free shade trees delivered to your home or business. All SMUD customers qualify - including homeowners, renters, and businesses."
Idaho
Idaho Power: Shade Tree Project "is for Idaho Power’s residential customers who wish to plant a shade tree at their home. It is open to a limited geographic area each spring and fall. Several species are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participation is limited to two trees per customer for the life of the program."
Illionois
Granting a Better Tomorrow "Grants of $100 to $1,500 are available with an emphasis on youth and underserved schools and communities. These funds are for projects in the United States, in areas not currently receiving funding from other Trees Forever programs.
Granting a Better Tomorrow grants are for tree-planting and educational projects, including tree planting, seedling giveaways, pollinator (trees & plants) plantings, rain gardens with trees, educational classroom projects, club or church projects, fruit and nut orchards, school memorials, cemetery plantings and disaster recovery projects."Illinois Buffer Partnership "Eligible participants include farmers, rural landowners, rural communities, and conservation groups."
Planting Hope Grants "are competitive, reimbursable grants open to municipalities and nonprofit organizations in derecho affected areas of Iowa and Illinois. Planting projects are limited to publicly owned land, nonprofit property, schools and cemeteries with funding up to $5,000."
Iowa
Alliant Energy’s One Million Trees Community Tree Planting Program "is a nationally recognized and award-winning tree planting program in which Alliant Energy, Trees Forever and your community work together to plan, fund and implement community tree planting projects. The program is designed to encourage energy efficiency, environmental awareness and community stewardship." The program "is offered exclusively to Iowa and Wisconsin communities where Alliant Energy provides electric and/or natural gas service. Planting locations must be within the Alliant Energy service area and on public property. Public property includes the Right of Way (ROW), public property (fire stations, city hall, city facilities) and public parks and schools.
Communities can apply for grants up to $5,000 to pay for the cost of trees. Trees are landscape-sized in 5 to 10-gallon pots and are purchased locally by the community with the grant funds from Alliant Energy. ..."Granting a Better Tomorrow "Grants of $100 to $1,500 are available with an emphasis on youth and underserved schools and communities. These funds are for projects in the United States, in areas not currently receiving funding from other Trees Forever programs.
Granting a Better Tomorrow grants are for tree-planting and educational projects, including tree planting, seedling giveaways, pollinator (trees & plants) plantings, rain gardens with trees, educational classroom projects, club or church projects, fruit and nut orchards, school memorials, cemetery plantings and disaster recovery projects."Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning "Iowa communities eligible for the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning program must have populations of 10,000 or fewer. Priority is given to communities that lack planning resources within their city government. Communities selected for Community Visioning agree in writing to commit $2,000 toward implementation of a project proposed through the visioning process."
Planting Hope Grants "are competitive, reimbursable grants open to municipalities and nonprofit organizations in derecho affected areas of Iowa and Illinois. Planting projects are limited to publicly owned land, nonprofit property, schools and cemeteries with funding up to $5,000."
Trees Forever: Project Funding Programs This page provides a list of different programs, and their descriptions. Some are state-wide, while others are for specific cities.
Missouri
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri Steps for applying for free trees
Oregon
Free Yard Trees "Free yard trees for Portlanders from Portland Parks & Recreation's Urban Forestry."
Friends of Trees We organize the planting event, deliver the trees, dig the holes, and make it affordable for all homeowners. Street and yard trees are just $35 each, and if affordability is a barrier the tree is no cost thanks to our donation-funded tree scholarship fund. The organization works in Salem, Portland Metro Area, and Eugene-Springfield.
Pennsylvania
PHS: Get A Tree Programs "Apply for a tree and make your block greener and healthier. PHS will work with you in handling tree permits, cutting sidewalk pits, and getting the tree to your neighborhood. Then you and your neighbors can rally together to plant and care for it. PHS partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to create community tree plantings. Throughout the year we provide education for the Greater Philadelphia region through PHS Tree Tenders.
Click here to navigate to the Treevitalize Watersheds Grant Program information. Explore how to apply for a tree in Philadelphia and surrounding counties."
PHS: Trees for Watersheds Grant Program "(formerly TreeVitalize Watersheds), which helps municipalities, nonprofits, and private landowners plant trees along streams, neighboring upland areas, and natural stormwater basins. The result is thousands of trees planted every year in sensitive water protection zones."
South Carolina
Beat the Heat —Plant a Tree "a joint initiative by the City of Columbia and Columbia Green to plant 1,750 new shade trees on private property over the next five years at no cost to property owners."
Bradford Pear Bounty "Bradford pears are not native to the U.S. and have been widely planted in South Carolina for years. While the blossoms are pretty, they have a pungent odor and the trees often break during storms. Even worse, Bradford pear trees directly contribute to one of the worst invasive plant species in the Southeast – the Callery pear. This program will give homeowners the option to remove Bradford pears and replace them with native trees. Doing so will help reduce the amount of seed that can grow into Callery pears and will help diversify the urban landscape.
Property owners are encouraged to exchange up to five (5) Bradford Pear trees for an equal number of FREE, healthy, native, young replacement trees, a one-for-one replacement."PalmettoPride Tree Grants "Litter control organizations, beautification groups, government organizations, neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations in South Carolina are eligible to apply for these trees."
TreesSC: Energy-Saving Tree Giveaway Program "Duke Energy has created a program to educate the consumer on ways to utilize trees to reduce electricity costs in their homes. Through a partnership with Duke Energy, Trees SC is distributing FREE trees along with educational materials to ensure proper planting and maintenance of the trees."
TreesUpstate: Free Tree Giveaway (formerly TreesGreenville) "is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005. Our mission is to plant, promote, and protect trees in the Upstate."
Texas
Austin: Free Trees "City of Austin residents and Austin Energy customers are eligible for free trees from NeighborWoods. NeighborWoods is a free tree program that is a partnership between the City of Austin and local non-profit TreeFolks." This resource also offers things like free mulch!
Austin: Urban Forest Grant "The Urban Forest Grant strengthens Austin’s urban forest by funding stewardship activities like tree planting, tree care, education, and disease control projects."
Washington
Trees for Seattle "Since 2009, Trees for Neighborhoods has helped Seattle residents plant over 12,300 trees in their yards and along the street. That's 12,300 more trees working to clean our air and water, make our streets more walkable, and our neighborhoods healthier!"
Virginia
Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR): Tree Give Away "Join us in planting native plants & trees across the Rappahannock!
Select the Giveaway closest to your home address and recieve up to THREE free trees for your household."
Wisconsin
Alliant Energy’s One Million Trees Community Tree Planting Program "is a nationally recognized and award-winning tree planting program in which Alliant Energy, Trees Forever and your community work together to plan, fund and implement community tree planting projects. The program is designed to encourage energy efficiency, environmental awareness and community stewardship." The program "is offered exclusively to Iowa and Wisconsin communities where Alliant Energy provides electric and/or natural gas service. Planting locations must be within the Alliant Energy service area and on public property. Public property includes the Right of Way (ROW), public property (fire stations, city hall, city facilities) and public parks and schools.
Communities can apply for grants up to $5,000 to pay for the cost of trees. Trees are landscape-sized in 5 to 10-gallon pots and are purchased locally by the community with the grant funds from Alliant Energy. ..."Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Ordering Tree and Shrub Seedlings "Our seedlings are available to all Wisconsin landowners regardless of residence. Trees must be planted in Wisconsin and used only for conservation purposes such as forest products, wildlife habitat and erosion control. State nursery stock may not be resold, used for ornamental, decorative or landscaping purposes or Christmas tree production."
Oceana
Oceana
Australia
Australia
Get Trees
Bee Friendly Farming Tree Grants can be between $1,000 – $10,000 each. Trees planted at 1000 trees per ha, will result in planted areas between 0.5 -10ha in size. Tree Grants are available to farm businesses certified with the Bee Friendly Farming program. For more information on how to become Bee Friendly Farming Certified, click here.
The Carman’s Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants "support the planting of bee-friendly trees in extended gardens, community-owned land, school grounds, sporting club precincts and urban corridors.
The program provides funding to community groups and organisations to increase vital habitat, providing spaces for bees to forage, live and breed."
Give Trees
Volunteer to Plant Trees
NSW
Friends of the Koala: Community Native Plant Nursery Northern Rivers "your go-to nursery for native plant species in the Northern Rivers. We're on a mission to protect and boost the local koala population by promoting the growth of native eucalyptus plants they rely on for survival.
We operate a community native plant nursery and currently have 5 nursery sites in Lismore and surrounding areas. The nursery is 100% run by volunteers. We provide koala food trees to landholders in the Northern Rivers where koalas reside and we also grow a wide range of other native trees, shrubs, groundcovers and grasses. We often have funded projects running where the plants are distributed for free. If they are sold, all profits go back into the organisation to assist with koala rescue and rehabilitation.
Explore the diverse range of koala-friendly native plants at our nursery in East Lismore. Our team is available by appointment to provide advice on plant selection, planting, and care. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or are just starting out, we would love to help you."Greening Australia: Cooling the Schools Sydney "We are working with students and teachers to add thousands of native trees and plants to schoolyards, creating cooler, greener, more inviting spaces for learning and play. As they plant, students learn firsthand about the environmental and cultural benefits of planting native trees for First Nations cultures, urban cooling and biodiversity."
NSW Government: Urban Greening Program "To create a sustainable, liveable and cool Greater Sydney, we need urban greening, which includes urban canopy and green cover. More urban greening means communities have more shade, cleaner air and more beautiful places to live.
The Greening our City Program has several initiatives to help reduce urban heat and create a cooler, sustainable and more liveable city.
The program aims to increase green cover across Greater Sydney and contribute to lifting urban canopy coverage to 40% by 2036."
NSW Government: Grant Programs "Urban greening grant programs support local councils across Greater Sydney to enhance urban tree canopy and green cover in our local parks, streets and neighbourhoods. More trees mean more shade, cooler suburbs and attractive places to live and work for our communities.
Each project contributes to our objective of achieving 40% urban tree canopy cover across Greater Sydney by 2036.
Since 2019, the grant program has funded the delivery of 131 tree planting and demonstrations projects across four grant rounds. These projects will result in over 107,000 new trees planted in areas where they are most needed, creating greener, shadier and more attractive suburbs across Sydney."
New Zealand
New Zealand
South America
South America
Argentina
Argentina
ECOAN "is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and threatened Andean ecosystems. We work as a team with local communities to protect the habitat of these species, improve the use and exploitation of natural resources and restore degraded areas. Our work began 21 years ago in Cusco, we currently direct conservation and development projects in other regions of Peru, and we are the coordinators of a major initiative to protect high Andean forests in 5 countries of South America."
Bolivia
Bolivia
ECOAN "is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and threatened Andean ecosystems. We work as a team with local communities to protect the habitat of these species, improve the use and exploitation of natural resources and restore degraded areas. Our work began 21 years ago in Cusco, we currently direct conservation and development projects in other regions of Peru, and we are the coordinators of a major initiative to protect high Andean forests in 5 countries of South America."
Brazil
Brazil
We Forest: Reversing deforestation in Apuí "Engaging local farmers in protecting the Amazon"
We Forest: Tietê Forests "Protecting water resources and connecting forest remnants in Brazil"
We Forest: Wildlife Corridors "Restoring the Atlantic Forest to bring back wildlife"
Chile
Chile
ECOAN "is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and threatened Andean ecosystems. We work as a team with local communities to protect the habitat of these species, improve the use and exploitation of natural resources and restore degraded areas. Our work began 21 years ago in Cusco, we currently direct conservation and development projects in other regions of Peru, and we are the coordinators of a major initiative to protect high Andean forests in 5 countries of South America."
Ecuador
Ecuador
ECOAN "is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and threatened Andean ecosystems. We work as a team with local communities to protect the habitat of these species, improve the use and exploitation of natural resources and restore degraded areas. Our work began 21 years ago in Cusco, we currently direct conservation and development projects in other regions of Peru, and we are the coordinators of a major initiative to protect high Andean forests in 5 countries of South America."
Peru
Peru
Camino Verde "With over 400 native tree species planted to date, Camino Verde’s reforestation centers and tree nurseries form a one-of-a-kind Living Seed Bank of Amazonian biodiversity. Our database currently includes 663 plant species planted at our centers."
ECOAN "is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and threatened Andean ecosystems. We work as a team with local communities to protect the habitat of these species, improve the use and exploitation of natural resources and restore degraded areas. Our work began 21 years ago in Cusco, we currently direct conservation and development projects in other regions of Peru, and we are the coordinators of a major initiative to protect high Andean forests in 5 countries of South America."
Maps
Maps
International
International
This Map Shows Where Planting Trees Would Make Climate Change Worse "Though oft touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds.
Trees draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to keep warming in check. But their dark, green leaves also absorb heat from sunlight. Snow and sand, by virtue of their light color, reflect more sunlight back into space. As such, trees planted in snowy areas or in the desert will absorb more sunlight than their surroundings, which may negate the climate benefits of soaking up carbon dioxide."
North America
North America
USA
USA
Stormwater Management and Restoration Tracking (SMART) Tool (Interactive) Tool tracks storm water management practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed which spans, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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