One Million Trees Initiative

The One Million Trees Initiative is an exciting collaboration of 10 metro Atlanta cities and 10 Atlanta-based nonprofits working together to fight local climate change and environmental stresses from urban growth.

With combined efforts, our goal is to plant and save one million trees across metro Atlanta by 2030.

The one million count will include trees planted on city land, for public projects, preserved in forested areas, and installed by individuals on private property, such as residential yards and businesses.

Photo by Curbed Atlanta

How can you help us reach one million trees?

 

Plant trees:

  • Organize community projects
  • Encourage planting projects in city-owned properties like parks and greenways
  • Support public project plantings like those at affordable housing, municipal sites, and schools
  • Emphasize private projects like planting in yards, businesses, and parking lots

Save trees:

  • Identify and purchase forests for preservation
  • Support allocation of public funds for the purchase of forests
  • Place private land into conservation easements

Feel inspired:

  • Get involved by personally planting, protecting, and caring for trees
  • Volunteer in the community to plant and care for trees

 

“One million new trees in metro Atlanta would capture 1.4 billion gallons of water and 530,000 tons of CO2 every year— reducing stormwater runoff, improving water quality, reducing rates of asthma and heat-related illnesses, and improving air quality.” - Matt Westmoreland, Post 2 At-Large member of the Atlanta City Council

Meet the nonprofit partners of the
One Million Trees Initiative:

 

Atlanta Audubon Society logo

The Trust for Public Land logoPark Pride logo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the first city partner of the
One Million Trees Initiative:

 

We are proud to announce the City of Atlanta as our first city partner to join the One Million Trees Initiative. The initiative will welcome ten metro Atlanta cities (or counties) to the partnership.

 

City of Atlanta logo

 

Interested in becoming a partner in the
One Million Trees Initiative or have questions?

 

Please send questions and inquiries to Judy Yi, Director of Outreach and Marketing, by email at judy@treesatlanta.org or at 404-609-3373.