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Community Tree Recovery Urban and Community Forestry

Regreening Wilmington

By Kim Peacock | May 5, 2022

two children pulling a wagon loaded with three trees to plant in their yard

One North Carolina community’s road to recovery after 3 hurricanes HURRICANE FLORENCE IN 2018. Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Hurricane Isaias in 2020. Each of these storms made their way through the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina. And with each passing hurricane came more destruction and tree loss. Through a partnership with the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees, the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery program has provided thousands of trees for local residents hoping to restore Wilmington’s once-lush tree…

Tree Planting Tree Planting and Care
Planting the Right Tree in the Right Place

The why, the where, and the what of successful tree planting Trees offer many benefits to homeowners and the communities in which they live, from shade and beauty to privacy, windbreak, and lower energy…

By Pete Smith | April 28, 2022
Corporate Partnerships Tree Planting
Continuing a Radical Commitment: Enterprise’s 50 Million Tree Pledge

In 2006, the world witnessed many extraordinary events. The Davinci Code hit the theaters, social media sites like Twitter had just launched their platforms, and the UN was celebrating just the second Global Day…

By Kyle Zart | August 24, 2021
Community Tree Recovery Corporate Partnerships Urban and Community Forestry
On the Road to Canopy Recovery with Texas Roadhouse

When natural disasters occur across an entire community, looking through the wreckage towards the path of rebuilding can feel daunting. It can take years for a community’s natural environment to properly recover what had…

By Kyle Zart | June 29, 2021
Replanting Our National Forests Urban and Community Forestry
Celebrating World Environment Day

Today — June 5 — is World Environment Day, a day when we can look back on all our green accomplishments and renew our resolve in overcoming the environmental challenges of the present and…

By Kyle Zart | June 5, 2021
Arbor Day
Looking Back on Another Successful Arbor Day

Our favorite day of the year has come and gone — and what a day it was. On April 30, Arbor Day celebrations stretched from our headquarters in Nebraska all the way to the White House. Thousands of cities, schools, and businesses joined together to host tree…

By Lindsey Amen | May 17, 2021
Tree Cities of the World Urban and Community Forestry
Go Big or Go Home — Tree Cities of the World Creates a Global Network

“Many hands make light work” is an old proverb that carries a comforting message. When we choose to collaborate and work with one another, we can accomplish anything. Climate change is a global problem…

By Vaidehi Desai | March 21, 2021
Corporate Partnerships Tree Planting
Ten Successful Years of Taking Root

The Arbor Day Foundation partners with Taking Root through its CommuniTree program in Nicaragua. A certified Plan Vivo project, its model has been used as a best-practice reforestation solution by organizations including the United…

By Vaidehi Desai | February 25, 2021
Tree City USA
Spokane’s Path to 40% Canopy Cover

One Tree City USA community is integrating the Foundation’s Community Canopy program to reach their tree canopy goals. Trees are something the people of Spokane, Washington, are passionate about. They embrace the benefits trees…

By Kim Peacock | February 15, 2021
Urban and Community Forestry
Cambium Carbon Cuts Waste, Builds Green Future

By Bob Cunningham There are countless ways trees benefit urban communities and society as a whole, but they also come with a built-in hindrance: They are expensive. U.S. cities lose an average 36 million…

By Arbor Day Foundation | February 11, 2021