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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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