LINKS
Non-profit Tree Planting Organizations in Florida
Greenscapes of Jacksonville: Greenscapes’s mission is to enrich its community through the planting, protection and promotion of trees.
www.greenscapeofjacksonville.org
Plant-It 2020: Plant-It 2020 is dedicated to properly planting, maintaining and protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide.
www.plantit2020.org
Treemendous Miami: "We are volunteers united to build community pride by planting, protecting, and preserving trees in Miami-Dade County.”
www.treemendousmiami.org
People For Trees, Inc.: People For Trees, Inc., is a 501(C)(3) non-profit group founded in 1997 that creates awareness about the importance of protecting and preserving our native tree canopy. www.peoplefortrees.com
Municipal Tree Planting Programs in Florida
City of Orlando Tree Planting Program: The City’s Parks Bureau has two tree planting programs: one for individuals and one for neighborhood groups or associations, http://www.cityoforlando.net/fpr/Html/treeplanting.asp
Seminole County Memorial Tree Planting: A donation to Seminole County Parks and Recreation is a good way to honor or remember someone.
www.co.seminole.fl.us/parks/memorialtree.asp
City of Tampa Mayor’s Beautification Program: This is a non-governmental not-for-profit community development organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all of Tampa Bay’s residents.
www.tampagov.net/dept_Parks/beautification_program/index.asp
Private and Governmental Organizations Dedicated to the Well-Being of Florida’s Forests
Florida Division of Forestry: Studies forest health, forest water resources, and ecology issues while managing for multiple use in our forests and providing seedlings for reforestation efforts.
www.fl-dof.com
Florida Urban Forestry Conference: "We are committed to preserving Florida’s urban forests for future generations by work in communities, state, local and professional organizations to promote urban and community forestry initiatives and offering programs of continued education, enhancing professionalism, and recognizing outstanding achievements in urban community forestry."
www.fufc.org
Educational Resources
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences: 680 varieties of trees each have fact sheets available in Adobe PDF Format . http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/comlist.htm
University of South Florida Institute of Systemic Botany atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: Lists each collected vascular plant in florida by county with maps, source and citation.
www.plantatlas.usf.edu
Floridata (TM): An incredibly thorough and comprehensive web site listing landscape plants with photographs and descriptive information that are used in Florida and elsewhere.
www.floridata.com
Tree Conservation, Planting and Management Organizations, Nationwide
American Forests: One of the nation’s oldest tree conservation, planting and management organizations, which features the National Register of Big trees, publishes American Forests magazine, plants trees through Urban ReLeaf, and sponsor Historic Trees.
www.americanforests.org
The National Arbor Day Foundation: This organization centers on urban and community forestry, youth education, has tree seedlings available, and is responsible for the “Tree City U.S.A.” program.
www.arborday.org
Champion Tree Project: “The mission of the Champion Tree Project is to be the leader of urban and community environmental sustainability by protecting, propagating and planting a living legacy of our champion trees.
www.championtreeproject.org
Historic Tree Seedlings and Seedling for Community Tree Planting Projects
Historic Trees: Why just plant any tree when you can plant a George Washington Tulip Poplar, Clara Barton Redbud, Elvis Presley Pin Oak or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sycamore?
www.historictrees.org
National Tree Trust: The National tree Trust furnishes tree seedlings to eligible candidates for planting on public lands. It is committed to educating communities in the planting and care of trees.
www.nationaltreetrust.org
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