Tree Planting is a fun, unique way to give back to the community. Your business, organization, or community group is welcome to join us at one of our public tree plantings, when available. However, to guarantee enough trees and volunteering options for your group, an event sponsorship works best. Many groups choose to sponsor a planting or stewardship project as an annual team-building event or community service project.
Scheduling a planting takes time and effort. TreeUtah has a network of connections throughout Utah that help facilitate plantings efficiently. Each event is different and is designed to fit your vision, your budget, and the needs of each park or open space where trees are planted. TreeUtah will work with you to find an event that matches your available dates, marketing needs, numbers of volunteers, and preferred general area. TreeUtah will bring all the first aid, insurance, permits, tools, soil amendments, expertise, and trees (of course) to events.
Every planting is different, just as every tree is different. In general, TreeUtah offers two types of sponsored tree planting events, which are chosen based on project need and availability:
Community Planting
Teams help plant large landscape trees in public places such as parks. Volunteers help dig the holes and properly plant new trees after going through a training with one of our arborists on proper planting techniques.
Trees in parks provide places for contemplation, recreation, and fun. With newly planted trees, these areas will help improve the air, lower temperatures in our cities, and even reduce crime. Most of our community tree plantings happen in March, April, May, September, October and November – when weather conditions are optimal for both people and newly-planted trees.
Ecological Restoration
Restoration volunteers assist in planting native seedlings to restore natural ecosystems. Site locations include riparian areas, such as the Jordan River Corridor, and in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Volunteer groups learn about the benefits of native forests and help restore sites to a natural state. These trees will clean our air and water as well as provide habitat for wildlife and a place for people to recreate. Because of the nature of planting in areas without much or any supplemental irrigation, these plantings generally only happen in cooler conditions.
