TREES ATLANTA INC
225 CHESTER AVENUE, ATLANTA, GA 30316 www.treesatlanta.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TREES ATLANTA PROTECTS AND IMPROVES ATLANTA'S URBAN FOREST BY PLANTING, CONSERVING, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF TREES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CITIZENS. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITY-BASED FORESTRY AND DEPEND ON VOLUNTEERS AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM ACROSS THE REGION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1985, TREES ATLANTA HAS PLANTED OVER 140,000 TREES THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA.

PLANT, CONSERVE AND EDUCATE TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE ATLANTA'S URBAN FOREST.

TREES ATLANTA HELPS CITIZENS PROTECT AND CARE FOR TREES AND ALSO EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR URBAN FOREST. IN THE 2019/2020 PLANTING SEASON, TREES ATLANTA PLANTED AND CARED FOR 7,063 TREES IN ATLANTA WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACTORS. DURING FY20, TREES ATLANTA VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 4,945 NEIGHBORWOODS TREES (6-8 FT TALL). TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN TREE PROGRAM PLANTED 391 15-FOOT TALL TREES IN METRO ATLANTA SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SPACES AND ON PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DURING FY20. AN ADDITIONAL 1,727 TREES WERE PLANTED BY OUR FOREST RESTORATION AND BELTLINE TEAMS. THESE TREES ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED BY AND CARED FOR BY TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN FORESTRY STAFF. TREES ATLANTA'S FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSFORMS OVERGROWN GREENSPACES INTO HEALTHY FORESTS THROUGH INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL IN THE METRO-ATLANTA AREA. IN FY20, TREES ATLANTA TREATED AND MANAGED MORE THAN 637 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES. TREES ATLANTA WORKS TIRELESSLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF TREES AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND ATLANTA'S OWN TREE CANOPY. SPECIFIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE OUR IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM, URBAN TREE TRACKERS; AND OUR YOUTH CAMPS, JUNIOR TREE KEEPERS. IN ADDITION, 29 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR YOUTH TREE TEAM 7-WEEK JOB AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR YOUTH EDUCATION IS SERVICE LEARNING WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO LEARN BY DOING. CURRENT ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS INCLUDE OUR TREEKEEPERS PROGRAM, TREEWALKS, ATLANTA BELTLINE ARBORETUM WALKING TOURS, SPEAKER SERIES AND OUR ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT AND TREE SALES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ATLANTA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE EDUCATED MORE THAN 18,530 PEOPLE IN FY20.

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