Volunteer with Tree Trust

TREE TRUST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES beginning in May.

Please see the information below and click on the link associated with each event. All of these events will take place rain or shine. If you wish to be notified of future events, we recommend you subscribe to TreeNews, our paperless newsletter. You can sign-up on the left side of the front page of our website at www.treetrust.org. 

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER EVENTS 

What:  REFOREST ST. LOUIS PARK COMMUNITY PLANTING

When:  May 12^th 9am-Noon

Where:  Oak Hill Park, 3201 Rhode Island Avenue South, St. Louis Park 55426

Sign up here:  http://tinyurl.com/ReForest-SLP-Planting

Nothing beats going home dirty on a lovely May morning after planting trees! We can’t promise the weather will be perfect, but we can promise you’ll have a great time planting trees in a pretty fantastic park. We’ll be planting about 45 trees around the park, plus mulching and watering. You’ll learn how to properly plant a tree and make some new friends. We’re looking for 40-50 people for this volunteer event. Our planting opportunities fill up fast, so if you’re interested sign up now! Planting events are family-friendly, so feel free to bring your kids. 

P.S. This planting is part of St. Louis Park’s Arbor Day event and runs concurrently with the Minnesota Tree Climbing championship. If you’ve never seen professional tree climbing against a clock, you should stick around after planting to check it out.

What: MINNEAPOLIS TREE DISTRIBUTION

When: May 12th multiple shifts - 6:45-11:00 am, 11:00 am-4:15 pm

May 13th multiple shifts - 7:45 am-12:00 pm, 12:00 pm-4:15 pm

May 14th 2:45-7:15 pm 

If you're interested in volunteering Saturday or Sunday but the timing of the shifts doesn't work quite right for your schedule, please contact Karen at karenz@treetrust.org.

Where:  City of Minneapolis Impound Lot-51 Colfax Avenue North, Minneapolis

Sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/MPLS-City-Trees 

 

Did you know that the City of Minneapolis has to remove thousands of trees each year lost to pests and disease? Did you know that the greatest opportunity to increase the tree canopy in Minneapolis is on private property? Help distribute 1,900 trees to Minneapolis residents as part of the annual three day tree distribution. We’ll need volunteers to not only help get trees into vehicles (great physical and mental exercise) but also to facilitate traffic control and check in. We’ll need around 20 people for each shift on Saturday and Sunday…got a group? Sign them all up!

We’ll also be starting Weeding Wednesdays along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis this June…join us for a couple hours of midweek, mind clearing, weeding experiences. Locations to be determined. Keep an eye on our website for location details.

Thanks in advance. We hope to see you at a few of our events!