Community Forestry
Community groups - from local businesses to Girl Scout troops - turn to us to facilitate planting events that showcase the positive impact humans can have on the environment. We help citizens put trees to work in our neighborhoods through community plantings and municipal tree distributions. By emphasizing correct planting techniques and continued maintenance, these events lay the groundwork for enlightened environmental stewardship.
And with your investment in Green Futures, improve the local environment by planting disease-resistant trees across the Twin Cities.
2009 Program Highlights
- Planted 711 trees and 287 shrubs in 7 Twin Cities neighborhoods, parks and shared outdoors areas
- 533 individuals volunteered a total of 1,842 hours of service
- Distributed 1,150 reduced-cost trees to homeowners in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park
- Created sustainable outdoor learning areas on the grounds of six Greater Minnesota and twin cities schools (see Learning with Trees program page for more details)
Recent News & Stories
Planting Projects
Over its 32 years of service Tree Trust has transformed hundreds of landscapes throughout the Twin Cities.
Submit an application to be considered as a Community Forestry project site.
Community Project Request form
Join Us
Learn more about contributing to Green Futures, Tree Trust's latest initiative, which provides a unique way for the community to participate in Tree Trust's tree-planting efforts.
Check out our schedule of volunteer events to see our upcoming plantings, and contact Jessica Schneider to sign up or learn more about our volunteer opportunities.
Program Partners
Tree Trust thanks our 2009 partners for supporting Community Forestry.
City of Minneapolis
City of St. Louis Park
City of Spring Park
Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority
Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Special School District No. 1
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)
Free Resources
Plant a Tree the Right Way
This step-by-step fact sheet gives helpful instructions on how to plant containerized and balled-and-burlapped trees and shrubs.
Publications
Tree Trust offers additional resources at a reasonable cost for community groups who want to organize a planting project, home and business owners who want to improve water quality, and communities and neighborhoods that want to develop bucktorn removal projects.
You can order the following publications by using the order forms provided below.
Community Tree Planting Guide
This 150 page guide published by Tree Trust, revised in 2001, provides step-by-step guidance for organizing a tree planting project in your community.
$40 plus shipping and handling
Tree Planting Guide Order Form
Green Spaces ~ Clean Waters
This illustrated booklet demonstrates landscaping ideas for home and business owners that improve water quality. Ideas include lawn care, rain gardens, rain barrels, green roofs, buffers and green parking. In the booklet, there are drawings of an urban residential home and a small business showing how all of the landscaping ideas can be incorporated together.
$6 plus shipping and handling
Green Spaces ~ Clean Waters Booklet Order Form
Buckthorn Bust Neighborhood Guide
Invasive buckthorn takes over natural areas and crowds out more desirable species. This is a resource for communities, neighborhoods and individuals to develop projects to remove buckthorn.
$15 plus shipping and handling
Buckthorn Bust Guide Order Form
