REPORTS & STUDIES

Check out our project brochure to learn more about how the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project is leveraging data and design to transform the outdoor environment in the Southwestern Medical District. With every diverse user of the Southwestern Medical District in mind, from provider to patient, this nature-based solution is for you. SWMD Transformation Project […]

Community engagement and outreach have led the improvement efforts for the SWMD Urban Streetscape and Park project and have helped guide the project vision by translating the needs of the community into the design. The SMWD team collaborated with MIG, Inc., an urban planning and community engagement firm with extensive experience across Texas, to execute […]

Particulate matter (PM) is a component of air pollution harmful to children’s health and is often found in elevated concentrations around urban schools. Vegetation barriers can protect children from exposure to PM by capturing and accumulating particulates and preventing their dispersion. This study, commissioned by the Texas Trees Foundation, sought to determine the efficiency of […]

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. […]

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 […]