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Trees Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Nonprofit · Local · since 1985

Atlanta nonprofit protecting and growing the city's urban forest through planting, conservation, and education

WebsiteVolunteer with themDonate to themTheir events calendar
Urban forestry (primary) Reforestation Tree adoption & giveaways Tree care & maintenance Education & advocacy

About

Trees Atlanta is a nonprofit established in 1985 that plants, conserves, and educates to protect and improve Atlanta's urban forest. It plants nearly 10,000 trees each year across five metro counties through community forestry volunteer events, a free yard tree program, downtown plantings, and the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum, which it develops and maintains with Atlanta Beltline. The organization also runs forest restoration on more than 400 acres, youth and adult education, and a workforce development program, and is headquartered at the Kendeda TreeHouse in Southwest Atlanta.

What they run

Community Forestry tree planting Urban forestry

Volunteer neighborhood tree plantings from October through March, the largest share of the organization's annual plantings.

Yard Tree Tree adoption & giveaways

Plants free trees in residents' front yards.

Forest Restoration Reforestation

Removes invasive plants and restores native vegetation on roughly 450 acres of forested greenspace.

Tree Health Care Tree care & maintenance

Prunes and maintains newly planted trees to ensure survival.

Atlanta Beltline Arboretum Urban forestry

Linear public arboretum developed and maintained with Atlanta Beltline; more than 7,000 trees installed to date.

Trees by type of work

ActivityTreesYears
🎁 Tree adoption & giveaways4272025

Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.

The numbers

MetricYearValueProgramConfidenceSource
Trees planted20259,355Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceFY25 annual report (Jul 1 2024 - Jun 30 2025), p.1: '9,355 Trees Planted'
Trees plantedto date2025183,202Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceFY25 annual report, p.1: 'Across metro Atlanta, we have planted 183,202 Trees' (since 1985)
Volunteers engaged202511,628Organization-wideSelf-reportedsourceFY25 annual report, p.2: 11,628 volunteer occurrences (not unique individuals) and 47,349 volunteer hours
Trees distributed2025427Yard TreeSelf-reportedsourceFY25 annual report, p.4: '427 Free Trees Distributed'

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