Tacoma Tree Foundation works to provide free trees and tree-planting assistance to promote tree protection, planting, and neighborhood greening where it is most lacking through tree giveaways, planting projects, and tree walks. They focus on educating, empowering, and supporting community greening efforts in the Greater Tacoma area, Pierce County, and the watersheds of the Puget Sound. Tacoma has the lowest tree canopy coverage of any city in Western Washington. Trees are concentrated in parks, steep slopes, and neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic opportunities. These parts of the city benefit from more than double the tree coverage compared to other areas. Even in these neighborhoods, tree benefits are not optimal since a healthy urban forest throughout Tacoma is necessary to sustain everyone. Tacoma Tree Foundation is working to grow an urban forest for all. This map shows the progress that can be achieved through broad-based community support.

Join us for their Stormwater Awareness Week presentation to learn more about this great organization!

Do you live in the Tacoma area and want to get involved? Sign up to volunteer at their upcoming event on November 16th or any of their other amazing volunteer opportunities which can be found on their event calendar.