Trees Atlanta depends on volunteers to assist us with tree planting and tree care. If you are passionate about trees and want to volunteer to help, sign up now!

Join us each and every Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon for hands-on tree planting, tree care, and forest restoration projects. It's fun! It's free! It's a great way to meet new friends and get to know Atlanta. 

For an updated list of events and volunteer opportunities, view the Trees Atlanta Calendar.

In addition to our Saturday projects, Trees Atlanta has several on-going volunteer programs with which you can get involved.  Specific program details are below. Remember, one little afternoon of volunteering lives on for many, many years! And it's fun!

 

NeighborWoods

NeighborWoods is a cooperative effort among Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods and Trees Atlanta to plant trees in neighborhoods, raise awareness about the benefits of trees, and create a core group of tree advocates.

Since NeighborWoods began in 2000, community volunteers have planted thousands of trees. Participating neighborhoods and cities to date include: Adamsville, Adams Park, Cabbagetown, Capitol View, Sylvan Hills, Decatur, Druid Hills, East Point, Edgewood, Fourth Ward, East Atlanta, Brookwood Hills, Glenwood Estates, Grant Park, Hapeville, Inman Park, Kirkwood, Peoplestown, Reynoldstown, Summer Hill, Peachtree Hills, Riverside, Underwood Hills, Vine City, and many more!

Planning a project is easy. We require that a neighborhood or city (inside the 285 perimeter) have a need for 30 or more trees in front yards and/or public right-of-way and also have neighborhood participation. Contact Susan Pierce Cunningham today to turn your neighborhood into a NeighborWoods community.

 

Forest Restoration

The Forest Restoration Program brings communities and municipalities together to restore Atlanta's remaining forest areas. Although hundreds of acres of greenspace are protected inside I-285, very little effort has gone into restoring urban native plant communities.

Trees Atlanta is addressing invasive species through community based removal projects, contractor spraying & removal, and replanting green space. Join our volunteer e-mail and help us restore precious greenspaces, or contact Brian Williams for more information.

 

Trees Atlanta TreeKeepers

TreeKeepers is Trees Atlanta's new Tree Certification Program to teach proper care and maintenance of trees. The program is designed to increase volunteer knowledge through specialized training and educational classes about Atlanta's urban forest. TreeKeepers consist of 7 workshops including indoor & outdoor activities, presentations, and hands-on demonstrations. Sessions last 3 hours and are taught by Trees Atlanta staff and tree care professionals in the community. Participants will receive a training manual with supplemental readings and resources. Graduates agree to log 24 hours leading projects for Trees Atlanta.

Program Goals

• Participants will better understand and support Trees Atlanta's mission to protect and improve urban forests.
• Participants will gain leadership skills to lead Trees Atlanta projects and tree related projects in their communities.
• Participants will be certified in manor that builds skill, appreciation, and pride to continue stewardship of our urban forests.

 

For more information, click here or email Susan Pierce Cunningham.

 

Outreach

Outreach is one of the volunteer programs at Trees Atlanta. You can take the lead in educating your neighborhood about trees and also by helping us reach out to the greater community during events such as festivals. At events like the Inman Park Festival, the Sweetwater 420 Fest, the Earth Day Festival, Keeping It Wild, the Dogwood Festival, and more, we do our best to get the word out about our passion for trees, invite as many community members as possible to learn something new about the city in which we live, and explore how we can make it even better together. Heck, part of the reason these festivals are so much fun is because we've got canopies of trees overhead, shielding us from Hot-lanta's sun! So we invite volunteers to help us man our booths, explain our projects and prospects with fellow festival-goers, and help with set-up and clean-up. Pitching in keeps it fun and keeps us young!

 

Office Assistance

Volunteers in the Trees Atlanta office help by performing general administrative tasks with pizzazz such as organizing, data entry, weekday tree care activities, and helping with weekday group projects. Contact Joe Staley for more info.

 

Neighborhood Arboreta

You needn't go to a park or designated greenspace to enjoy trees. They flourish in our backyards, and are honored through neighborhood arboretums. By acknowledging the diversity of trees in neighborhoods like Sylvan Hills, Inman Park, and Oakhurst, we begin to see our communities as more than merely driveways, houses, mailboxes, and stop signs. The canopies that keep us shaded, the leaves of various shape, the bark, flowers, and fruit, all play a role in the environment of our neighborhoods. And a neighborhood with distinctive natural wonders is a neighborhood to enjoy a leisurely evening stroll in.

Members from a neighborhood come together and decide that they would like to work with Trees Atlanta to establish their neighborhood arboretum. Together, we design and install granite markers that provide information about the trees in the "tree museum," plan the tree walk route, and maintain the integrity and beauty of the arboretum. Check out the Neighborhood Arboretum page for further details.

 

Other Ways to Help

Donate! Our vision is building a city in a forest. To accomplish our goal also requires playing an active role in advocating for existing trees and maintaining the trees we plant. While it may be fairly inexpensive to plant an 18 foot tree in your front yard, the price tag for planting one tree on a downtown, asphalt-covered sidewalk costs $2,590.00 over a two year period. Help us plant more. Your contribution to Trees Atlanta can be made by check or online! All gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.