Why trees?
We think trees are great and you should too!
What makes trees so great? Well, it is a long list. Trees can protect your community from extreme heat, reduce violence, increase property values, and much more.
How do we do this?
Good question! We've put together some resources to help guide you and your community and help make your ideas become a reality.
In other words, these resources will help your ideas sprout, bloom, and grow. Take a look!
How do we pay for this?
You are right. money doesn't grow on trees. We do need financial support to plant trees at a meaningful scale.
But there are many resources available to take advance of. We've compiled a list of funding sources to help with your project.
Tree stories
If you're wondering about what a completed project looks like, check out some of the finished work.
Projects of all shapes and sizes are possible - draw inspiration for your community from those who have gone before you.
Webinars and Videos
Webinar: Uprooting Injustice by Planting Trees
What is a tree equity score?
USDA Invests $1.5 billion in trees
News
Chicago Region Trees Initiative Grants Hub
Chicago Region Trees Initiatives CTI) maintains a hub with grants that can help you plant and care for trees, expand your municipal or nonprofit environmental programs, tackle invasive species in your community, plant pollinator gardens, enhance your community advocacy efforts, and more! Be sure to read the Request ...
Trees Forever Grants Hub
Grants available through Trees Forever can be accessed here. Those in Illinois that will open soon include: Illinois Community Canopy: Tree Inventories
Fund the completion of a tree inventory and management plan that will guide your town to maintain and expand its canopy and help you address issues ...
