GROWING TREES AND COMMUNITY

Our Mission

Tacoma Tree Foundation (TTF) is a nonprofit organization with a community-based approach to growing the urban forest. Our mission is to educate, empower, and support community members in neighborhood-based greening. Together we can grow a greener, healthier, and more connected Greater Tacoma area! Learn more about our Mission and Vision.

Our Reason

Did you know that Tacoma has the lowest tree coverage of any city in Western Washington? Due to patterns of development in the region, our beautiful trees are concentrated in parks, steep slopes, and wealthier neighborhoods. Many parts of the city lack shade, clean air, and public green space. This isn’t fair—and it’s an urgent issue of environmental justice in our community. 

Our Impact

TTF provides free trees to community members and organizes planting events in neighborhoods where the trees can have the most social and environmental impact. We also spread the word about the benefits of the urban forest through our educational programming, such as tree walks and presentations.  

WHO WE ARE

In 2023, we distributed 2917 trees with the help of 421 volunteers!

Help us green more of Tacoma in 2024!

Get involved!

Would you like to bring shade to your neighborhood? Volunteer by helping us plant trees for your neighbors? Become a tree steward or learn about climate change? These are just some of the many ways you can help us grow a greener Tacoma! Find out more by visiting our Programs page.

https://tacomatreefoundation.org/programs

Walk with us!

At our events, we walk down neighborhoods and through parks, learn from local and national experts, share tree stories through creative practices, and much more. Join us today!