This year, the Texas Trees Foundation celebrated our 40th Anniversary, and it’s apparent that the collective energy, support, and vision that has encircled the Texas Trees Foundation over the past 40 years, to become who we are today, has been essential to our success in creating healthier spaces and places in our communities for people. […]
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Increasing the number of trees across Dallas is vital to keeping our neighborhoods cool, healthy, and beautiful. But currently, too many of our historically underserved and overlooked communities lack even an adequate tree canopy. Download Tree Equity Planting Map (.pdf)
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In 2021 the Texas Trees Foundation was laser focused on our mission – we invest in trees and people to create healthier communities. Trees are often taken for granted but the pandemic directed us to the need to be outdoors and to the healing nature of the natural environment. Trees and people are symbiotic. We
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By Tara McCain, Urban Forestry Coordinator Live oaks are one of the most common tree species you see throughout the Texas landscape. They are known to have large canopies with sprawling branches full of character. They are also known to most people as an evergreen tree, meaning it holds onto its leaves all year round
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On January 25, 2023, three experts in urban design and forestry from Texas Trees Foundation (TTF) were invited to present to the Global Sustainability Group and the internationally renowned architectural firm NBBJ, a design team working on TTF’s Southwest Medical District Transformation project. Abstract below. Lannie McClelan, SWMD Program Manager Rose Jones, Ph.D., Medical Anthropologist,
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The City of Fort Worth would like to invite the community to a series of workshops to discuss the community’s vision, values, and preferences related to urban trees. Register for 1/12/23 Community Workshop #1 @ 6:00-7:30 p.m. Register for 2/15/23 Community Workshop #2 @ 6:00-7:30 p.m.
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SWMD 2022 Year in Review The Intersection of Health and Nature Southwestern Medical District Green Spine and Park Project Rooted in the City of Dallas for more than a century, the Southwestern Medical District (SWMD) is a premier medical center surrounded by active communities. The Texas Trees Foundation is leading the effort to transform Harry
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One of the most exciting and innovative aspects of the SWMD project is that it is embedded in the theory and praxis of Evidence Based Design (EBD). EBD is a process that uses scientific principles and empirical data to shape and contour physical environments. It’s predicated on the notion that technological advances and rigorous scientific
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Project funded by State Farm disaster recovery grant for 2019 tornado damage Richardson, Texas – The Texas Trees Foundation, State Farm, and Arbor Day Foundation, will be distributing free trees in Richardson to help reforest damaged and lost trees from the 2019 tornado. Location: Dallas College Richland Campus, 12800 Abrams Road, Richardson Date: Saturday, October 9
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How do you experience the District? Join us in taking a walking tour of Harry Hines – either in person or virtually! The walking tour of Harry Hines Blvd is one of many ways we are gathering community input for the transformation of the Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape. This tour provides opportunities for stakeholders
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