# Trees Atlanta

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

Source: https://treerm.org/org/trees-atlanta · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Local
- Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Founded: 1985
- Website: https://www.treesatlanta.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/
- Donate: https://www.treesatlanta.org/support-us/donate/
- Events calendar: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/
- Countries where they plant: United States
- Activity types: Urban forestry (primary), Reforestation, Tree adoption & giveaways, Tree care & maintenance, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 183,202 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## 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.

## Programs

- **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.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2025 | 9,355 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://e1.nmcdn.io/assets/treesatl/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Trees-Atlanta-Annual-Report-FY25.pdf) FY25 annual report (Jul 1 2024 - Jun 30 2025), p.1: '9,355 Trees Planted' |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 183,202 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://e1.nmcdn.io/assets/treesatl/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Trees-Atlanta-Annual-Report-FY25.pdf) FY25 annual report, p.1: 'Across metro Atlanta, we have planted 183,202 Trees' (since 1985) |
| Volunteers engaged | 2025 | 11,628 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://e1.nmcdn.io/assets/treesatl/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Trees-Atlanta-Annual-Report-FY25.pdf) FY25 annual report, p.2: 11,628 volunteer occurrences (not unique individuals) and 47,349 volunteer hours |
| Trees distributed | 2025 | 427 | no (that year) | Yard Tree | Self-reported | [source](https://e1.nmcdn.io/assets/treesatl/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Trees-Atlanta-Annual-Report-FY25.pdf) FY25 annual report, p.4: '427 Free Trees Distributed' |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Upcoming events

- 2026-11-09 — Plant Care in the Beltline Arboretum Eastside Trail (the Stumpery) (Tree care workday), Atlanta — register: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-eastside-trail-the-stumpery-a0VUd00000YZc5GMAT — https://treerm.org/events/trees-atlanta/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-eastside-trail-the-stumpery-2026-11-09.md
- 2026-11-09 — Plant Care in the Beltline Arboretum Eastside Trail (the Stumpery) - afternoon (Tree care workday), Atlanta — register: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-eastside-trail-the-stumpery-a0VUd00000YZeyHMAT — https://treerm.org/events/trees-atlanta/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-eastside-trail-the-stumpery-afternoon-2026-.md
- 2026-11-10 — Plant Care in the Beltline Arboretum Westside Trail (Persimmon Woods) (Tree care workday), Atlanta — register: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-westside-trail-persimmon-woods-a0VUd00000YX1PxMAL — https://treerm.org/events/trees-atlanta/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-westside-trail-persimmon-woods-2026-11-10.md
- 2026-11-11 — Plant Care in the Beltline Arboretum Southwest Trail (Pittsburgh Yards) (Tree care workday), Atlanta — register: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-southwest-trail-pittsburgh-yards-a0VUd00000Y0dx3MAB — https://treerm.org/events/trees-atlanta/plant-care-in-the-beltline-arboretum-southwest-trail-pittsburgh-yards-2026-11-11.md
- 2026-11-12 — Tree Care in Downtown (Tree care workday), Atlanta — register: https://www.treesatlanta.org/get-involved/events/tree-care-in-downtown-a0VUd00000Y1ieXMAR — https://treerm.org/events/trees-atlanta/tree-care-in-downtown-2026-11-12.md

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/treesatlanta
- instagram: https://instagram.com/treesatlanta
- facebook: https://facebook.com/treesatlanta
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/treesatlanta

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