Conserve the 4-0-FOREST
This is a call to action for our 4-0-Forest! Evoking Atlanta’s oldest area code (404), Conserve the 4-0-Forest is a hometown shoutout of our love of trees through community action and forest restoration. Trees Atlanta and our volunteers work together to demonstrate the purpose and practical methods of removing invasive plant species that threaten the health of trees and our urban ecosystem.
Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18, 2026
Conserve the 4-0-Forest
Celebrate Earth Day and steward our forested spaces. Trees Atlanta’s Forest Restoration team works in hundreds of acres of forested spaces across metro Atlanta each year. Every day could be Earth Day, and every urban forest can benefit from your attention and care.
Volunteering at Conserve the 4-0-Forest is an exciting start to put learning into practice. Want to get a head start? Explore these virtual resources and upcoming classes. You don’t even have to wait until April: start right now at any of our weekly volunteer projects.
Register to Volunteer
Select a day and view the Conserve the 4-0-Forest 2026 project sites and descriptions. Let’s work together!
You might also be interested in:
Lunch and Learn: Atlanta’s Forest Communities: How to Identify, Understand, and Protect Them
Wed March 25 | 12pm-1pm | Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse
If you wanted to see a particular kind of tree in Atlanta, how would you know where to look? Why wouldn’t the tree be in every patch of forest? And if you found the tree, could you guess what other kinds of trees you would see around it? We’ll discuss why there are groups of tree species that typically occur together and how to identify a few indicator species for each of the major forest types in Atlanta. We’ll also identify challenges facing Atlanta’s urban forest communities—such as invasive species, fragmentation, and climate stress—and how you can help Atlanta’s urban forest communities continue to thrive. Register to attend
Get a Head Start
You can remove undesirable plants from your backyard, neighborhood, or local park – come learn how. Whether you prefer to learn on your own with these online resources or you’d rather learn in person with hands-on instruction and practice, we have a way you can get started!
- Use our digital guide for identification and removal methods: Atlanta’s Top Invasive Plants (A to Z) Expanded List
- Explore Trees Atlanta education classes, such as Forest Stewardship Training
Questions? email: restoration@treesatlanta.org
