Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    TREES ATLANTA HELPS CITIZENS PROTECT AND CARE FOR TREES AND ALSO EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR URBAN FOREST. IN THE 2020/2021 PLANTING SEASON, TREES ATLANTA PLANTED AND CARED FOR 6,608 TREES IN METRO ATLANTA WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACTORS. DURING FY21, TREES ATLANTA VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 4,564 NEIGHBORWOODS TREES (6-8 FT. TALL). TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN TREES PROGRAM PLANTED 455 15-FOOT TALL TREES IN METRO ATLANTA SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SPACES AND ON PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1,589 TREES WERE PLANTED BY OUR FOREST RESTORATION, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND BELTLINE TEAMS. THESE TREES ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED BY AND CARED FOR BY TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN FORESTRY STAFF. TREES ATLANTA'S FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSFORMS OVERGROWN GREENSPACES INTO HEALTHY FORESTS THROUGH INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL. IN FY21, TREES ATLANTA TREATED AND MANAGED MORE THAN 1,468 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES THORUGHOUT THE METRO ATLANTA AREA. TREES ATLANTA WORKS TIRELESSLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF TREES AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND ATLANTA'S OWN TREE CANOPY. SPECIFIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE OUR IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM - URBAN TREE TRACKERS AND OUR YOUTH CAMPS - JUNIOR TREE KEEPERS. IN ADDITION, 33 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR YOUTH TREE TEAM 7-WEEK JOB AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR YOUTH EDUCATION IS SERVICE LEARNING WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO LEARN BY DOING. CURRENT ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS INCLUDE OUR TREEKEEPERS PROGRAM, TREE WALKS, ATLANTA BELTLINE ARBORETUM WALKING TOURS, SPEAKER SERIES AND OUR ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT AND TREE SALES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ATLANTA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE EDUCATED 16,209 PEOPLE IN FY21.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.7M

  • Urban Forestry and Education

    TREES ATLANTA HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROTECT AND CARE FOR TREES AND EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR URBAN FOREST. IN THE 2024/2025 PLANTING SEASON, TREES ATLANTA PLANTED AND DISTRIBUTED 9,355 TREES IN METRO ATLANTA WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACTORS. DURING FY25, TREES ATLANTA VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 6,184 TREES (6-8 FT. TALL) AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM. TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN TREES PROGRAM PLANTED 447 15-FOOT TALL TREES IN METRO ATLANTA SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SPACES AND ON PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AN ADDITIONAL 2,724 TREES WERE PLANTED BY OUR FOREST RESTORATION AND BELTLINE ARBORETUM TEAMS. THESE TREES ARE MAINTAINED, CARED FOR, AND/OR MANAGED BY TREES ATLANTA STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, OR CONTRACTORS. FINALLY, 1,033 TREES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TREE SALES AND GIVEAWAYS. TREES ATLANTA'S FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSFORMS OVERGROWN GREENSPACES INTO HEALTHY FORESTS THROUGH INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL. IN FY25, TREES ATLANTA TREATED AND MANAGED 683 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES THROUGHOUT THE METRO ATLANTA AREA. TREES ATLANTA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF TREES AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE CITY'S TREE CANOPY. YOUTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE AN IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM (URBAN TREETRACKERS) AND DAY CAMPS (JUNIOR TREEKEEPERS). IN ADDITION, 70 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH TREE TEAM, A 7-WEEK JOB AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. JOB TRAINING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH URBAN FORESTRY CAREER PATHWAYS (UFOR), A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREENING YOUTH FOUNDATION, ON THE RISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND ATLANTA BELTLINE, INC. ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS INCLUDE TREEKEEPERS, TREE WALKS, ATLANTA BELTLINE ARBORETUM WALKING TOURS, SPEAKER SERIES AND OUR ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT AND TREE SALES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ACROSS METRO ATLANTA. IN FY25, THROUGH A MIX OF IN-PERSON EVENTS AND SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, TREES ATLANTA DELIVERED 21,710 EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIONS REACHING AUDIENCES FROM YOUTH TO ADULTS AND NOVICES TO EXPERTS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $9.6M