Texas Tree Foundation Kerry Harrison and Marc Beaudoing had a great time with C.F. Carr Elementary’s 3-6th graders during their “Tree Education” presentation. As a part of the “Cool Schools” program, we aim not only to plant trees but to also educate students about the important impacts that trees have on our communities and our […]
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Many thanks to the volunteers who braved the cold months of January and February and came out to the Tree Farm to help prepare for improvements and maintain this urban forest! President’s Day Tree Tender Event We spent this Presidents’ Day at our TXU Energy Urban Tree Farm and Education Center with a great turn
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This Valentine’s Day, we showed a little extra love to our community by planting Redbud trees! The perfect tree, for the perfect occasion. We love Redbuds, and so should you! These trees are the perfect match for Texas’ weather with their drier soils, they are more tolerant of heat and drought conditions that are common
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Texas Trees Foundation Wins Organization of the Year: Small Nonprofit On August 1st, at the inaugural D CEO Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards, the Texas Trees Foundation was given the prestigious honor of being awarded Best Organization of the Year: Small Nonprofit. The purpose of the event was to celebrate and honor those individuals and
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We were happy to spend a day at our TXU Urban Forest and Education Center at Richland College with more than 80 seventh graders! Braving through a wintery day and really appreciating the work gloves, the students spent time with us spreading mulch on our trees to help protect against the weather. Students were excited to
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We don’t make wishing wells, but we did plant wishing trees! With the connection made thanks to the help of Texan by Nature, we were able to receive a special donation this year for five Cedar Elm “Wishing Trees” for our Cool Schools: Tom C. Gooch, S.S. Conner, C.A Tatum Jr. Elementary School, Boude Storey Middle School, Dan
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Cool School Tree Planting Thanks to the help from Environ Partners volunteers, as well as students, staff, and parents — more than 80 trees were planted at S. S. Conner Elementary School! Volunteers watched Texas Trees’ Marc Beaudoing give an insightful tree planting demo, which students loved as they too got to pack in soil
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It was an honor to help celebrate UNT Dallas’ Arbor Day yesterday with University President, Bob Mong, and some passionate students! We hope they enjoyed getting their hands dirty at the celebration! Here at the Texas Trees Foundation, we aim to educate the public on tree-related benefits and were happy to have Matt Grubisich speaking
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Cool School Tree Planting Thanks to our volunteers, EnLink Midstream, Groundwork Dallas and Texan by Nature for such a great day planting trees for our Cool School Program at C.A. Tatum Elementary in Dallas! And a special thanks to Texan by Nature for bringing out a film crew to help us make a Cool Schools
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It was an honor to have been part of the Texan by Nature Conservation Wranglers Summit at the George W. Bush Presidential Center! We met former first lady Laura W. Bush and other leaders in sustainability from across Texas and got their praise and support behind our Cool Schools program! We were thankful to have
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