Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest

Tree Pittsburgh’s Tree Planting and Reforestation program aims to replenish tree canopy in areas where natural forest regeneration has been diminished. Our staff works with volunteer groups and other nonprofit or municipal partners to bring invasive plants under control, plant new trees, and maintain these sites until trees have become established as a part of the urban forest. We also partner with TreeVitalize Pittsburgh to plant trees in Pittsburgh and across Allegheny County.d in 2008.

Tree Pittsburgh builds community by caring for newly planted trees throughout the city. We partner with volunteers and Tree Tenders to organize tree care days in their neighborhood. Our staff works with corporate and volunteer groups to care for large-scale street tree plantings. We manage a crew and organize pruning workshops in the winter and mulching parties in the spring, summer, and fall.

Tree Pittsburgh’s Heritage Nursery grows trees from locally collected seeds. These trees are proven to be hardy and resilient in urban settings. We plant these trees in our own restoration projects and sell them wholesale to strengthen the region’s urban forest.

Tree Pittsburgh develops and delivers solution-oriented, STEM-based educational programs that engage and inspire current and next-generation environmental advocates. We equip both adults and children with the knowledge and skills necessary to care for our region’s urban forest and vital tree canopy. From One Tree Per Child Pittsburgh and Explorers Program to our flagship Tree Tenders Course, we offer educational opportunities for anyone who wants to learn and do more for our urban forest.

Tree Pittsburgh provides many opportunities for residents to get hands-on experience in caring for the region’s urban forest. Through tree planting, tree care and maintenance, and work in the Heritage Nursery, volunteers are a vital part of every aspect of Tree Pittsburgh’s work.

We provide groups of all sizes the opportunity to connect while getting their hands dirty. Corporate groups, university students, and groups of like-minded neighbors alike benefit from the experience of working together toward the common purpose of caring for trees.

Through tree care and planting events Tree Pittsburgh volunteers, and the community at large, gain knowledge and understanding of the benefits trees have on the health and vitality of our region.