DALLAS (March 26, 2025) – Energy Transfer, a leading provider of energy infrastructure, announced today a $100,000 donation to the Texas Trees Foundation to support three Dallas-based environmental initiatives throughout 2025. This partnership underscores Energy Transfer’s commitment to community engagement by funding tree-planting efforts that will contribute to a greener, healthier city.
In addition to the financial contribution, Energy Transfer’s employees will participate in each initiative by volunteering to plant trees. The collaborative effort will bring together corporate partners, nonprofit organizations, and local residents to enhance urban green spaces, improve air quality, and provide vital shade in areas that need it most.
The first tree planting event will take place this week in West Dallas. Volunteers will plant 52 trees at Kingsbridge Lake Park, 3143 Kingsbridge St, on Wednesday, March 26th. The location was identified and selected in collaboration with the Dallas Housing Authority, which will help oversee the ongoing care and maintenance of the newly planted trees.
“This planting will make a lasting impact on the health and wellness of the communities around Fish Trap Lake Park,” said Elissa Izmailyan, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer for the Texas Trees Foundation. “We thank the volunteers and partners who have contributed to this milestone in building a greener healthier West Dallas.”
“Our employees have really embraced our partnership with Texas Trees over the years,” said Vicki Granado, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Energy Transfer. “They love the opportunity to help improve our air and water quality by increasing the tree canopy throughout Dallas.”
The second event is scheduled for early fall at a local park, furthering the initiative’s reach and impact. The final event of the year will engage students at James Madison High School in Southeast Dallas, where participants will take part in a tree planting effort combined with an educational program focusing on the importance of urban forestry and environmental stewardship.
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ABOUT TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION
Since 1982, the Texas Trees Foundation has served as a catalyst in addressing urban forestry issues and creating a reimagined green legacy for North Texas. Scientific research has led our vision of transforming outdoor spaces into greener, cleaner, cooler, and healthier communities while educating the public about the social, economic, environmental, and health benefits that trees provide. For more information on Texas Trees Foundation and its programs and projects, visit www.texastrees.org. You can also follow Texas Trees Foundation on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.
ABOUT ENERGY TRANSFER
Energy Transfer specializes in the transportation, storage and terminalling of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products.
Since its founding in Dallas in 1996, the company has made itself into one of the largest energy infrastructure companies with more than 130,000 miles of pipelines and related assets traversing 44 states, more than any other U.S. midstream company, and international offices in Beijing and Panama City, Panama.
Fast Facts:
Dallas is the third most rapidly growing urban heat island in the United States. — Dr. Brian Stone, Georgia Institute of Technology
West Dallas is identified as a high need region with lower than 11% of urban canopy, an average maximum temperate of 99 degrees and poor air quality — Texas Trees Foundation, Urban Heat Island Management Study, 2017
34% of West Dallas residents report being diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives — West Dallas Environmental Health Project 2024 by Texas A&M, Downwinders at Risk and SharedAirDFW.com.
Trees may reduce temperatures by up to 15 degrees in Dallas — Texas Tree Foundation, Urban Heat Island Management Study, 2017
Trees save over 850 lives and prevent 670,000 incidents of acute respiratory symptoms in the U.S. annually — Nowak et al., 2014