Urban Forestry

Since 1982, most of Texas Trees Foundation's efforts have been focused in Dallas. By 2025 and 2026, we plan to grow TTF’s urban forestry activities across mid-sized cities in Texas, outside major metropolitan areas.

Trees play a vital role in our communities. The sum of all the individual trees and associated vegetation comprise our urban forest. Urban forestry is the management of trees and urban forests in our communities to increase the many environmental, physical, mental, social, and economic benefits that trees provide for a better way of life.

Our Urban Forestry and Cool Schools teams act in collaboration to bring funders, partners, local leaders, and volunteers together to increase urban forestry education, awareness, and sustainability for a greener, cleaner, cooler, and healthier Texas.

Benefits of trees

• Mitigate air pollution
• Reduce stormwater runoff
• Cooling down cities with shade 
• Improve mental health and reduce respiratory illnesses
• Encourages people to get outside and be more active
• Boosts property values
• Crime rates are found to be lower in areas with more tree canopy

Services offered

More than just tree plantings, our Urban Forestry department offers a host of tree-related, community development services. If you have a project in mind for your neighborhood or city, don't hesitate to reach out! Below are just a few of our services provided by our team.

• Tree Plantings
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Consulting
  • Urban Forestry Master Plans
  • Reports & Studies
  • Research Opportunities
• Educational Trainings
• Media Outreach