Trees Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Nonprofit · Local · since 1992
Winnipeg charity running the ReLeaf tree sales and the One Million Tree Challenge to rebuild the city's elm-hit canopy
About
Trees Winnipeg, legally the Coalition to Save the Elms, Manitoba Inc., was founded in 1992 by neighbourhood groups fighting Dutch elm disease and now works to protect, preserve and promote Winnipeg's urban forest. Its ReLeaf Tree Planting Program sells discounted, Manitoba-grown trees to homeowners each spring and fall, with a trunk guard, care booklet and arborist consultation at pickup, supported by the City of Winnipeg. With the City it leads the One Million Tree Challenge, launched in 2019 to plant a million new trees as Winnipeg's population approaches one million, and it runs Arbor Day, the Community Tree Planter Certificate, Trees for Schools, Manitoba Heritage Trees and Ask an Arborist programs.
What they run
Twice-yearly online sale of discounted trees from Manitoba tree farms for Winnipeg homeowners (up to six per address), with pickup, trunk guard, planting booklet and certified-arborist consultation; supported by the City of Winnipeg and counted toward the One Million Tree Challenge.
City-wide challenge with the City of Winnipeg calling on Winnipeggers to plant and register one million new trees; donations are routed through Tree Canada.
Workshop plus hands-on planting event that certifies residents to lead their own community tree plantings.
Plants trees at inner-city Winnipeg schools; piloted in 2022.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 🎁 Tree adoption & giveaways | 9,500 | 2022–2026 |
| 🏙️ Urban forestry | 9,150 | 2022–2026 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees distributed | 2022 | 2,000 | ReLeaf Tree Planting Program | Self-reported | sourceCharity's CanadaHelps profile: in 2022 ReLeaf sales 'provided 2,000 trees to private landowners' |
| Trees distributedto date | 2024 | 7,890 | ReLeaf Tree Planting Program | Self-reported | sourceReLeaf program page: 'Since the program's inception in 2016 to the end of 2024, we have sold 7,890 trees!' |
| Trees distributedto date | 2026 | 9,500 | ReLeaf Tree Planting Program | Self-reported | sourceReLeaf sale site (releaf.tw), after the Fall 2026 sale: 'over 9,500 trees' sold since 2016 (accessed Nov 2026) |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 9,150 | One Million Tree Challenge | Self-reported | sourceOne Million Tree Challenge page 'Trees planted' counter: 9150 (accessed Nov 2026); the page notes the map 'does not represent or include all of the trees planted, registered, and counted' in the challenge |
| Trees planted | 2022 | 28 | Trees for Schools | Self-reported | sourceCharity's CanadaHelps profile: 2022 Trees for Schools pilot 'planted 28 trees at ten inner-city schools' |
How they report
What earned it
- 5/20 Publishes annual tree figures: 1 year of annual figures on record (5 points each, up to 4 years)
- 7/15 Figures are recent: Latest annual figure is for 2022
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 5 of 5 figures link to a source
- 0/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: No financial figure recorded
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 10/10 Breaks figures down by program: Figures attached to named programs
- 0/5 Reports volunteers or events: No volunteer figures or events
- Latest annual figure
- 2,028 trees in 2022
- Compare
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