Upcoming events

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Many thanks to Tacoma Creates for making our free educational events possible.

Bilingual Mindfulness Walk | Caminata de Atención Plena
Mar
7

Bilingual Mindfulness Walk | Caminata de Atención Plena

Learn how to draw on our breath, feel our feet, and listen to nature to find solid ground, focus, and energy as we prepare for each day.

Se aprenderemos cómo respirar hondo, sentir nuestros pies, y escuchar los sonidos de la naturaleza para encontrar tierra firme, generar energía, y enfrentar cada día con atención plena.

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Green Blocks: Hilltop Planting Event
Mar
14

Green Blocks: Hilltop Planting Event

Green Blocks: Hilltop provides planting assistance to participants who need it. Volunteers make providing this integral service possible.

Our planting events are family and ability-friendly and we are available to accommodate multilingual speakers upon request. We welcome young kids and volunteers of all abilities to partake in the magic of planting a tree. It is important to us that our entire community be included in these events. When you register you can let us know what access needs you might need to engage fully. 

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The Urban Forest in Your Classroom
Mar
26

The Urban Forest in Your Classroom

Join local urban forestry, ecological restoration, and climate change mitigation practitioners for a two-hour workshop designed specifically for K through elementary school teachers. The goal of the workshop is to provide access to local knowledge about trees and native habitat science.

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Wetland Wonders with Romey Haberle
Apr
4

Wetland Wonders with Romey Haberle

  • Tacoma Community College Natural Area and Living Lab (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come walk with local botanist Romey Haberle for an exploration of spring flowers and other botanical wonders of a lovely, forested wetland. Hidden away by dense vegetation on the SE corner of Tacoma Community college.

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Donkey Creek Tree Share
Apr
25

Donkey Creek Tree Share

Join your neighbors in welcoming spring and take home a free tree! A variety of tree species will be shared in small containers at this free, walk-up event. Assistance in species selection, planting guidelines, and general tree care will be provided.

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Sustainability Expo
May
2

Sustainability Expo

Don’t miss the last tree share of the year! Visit our Tree Share and Informational Booth at the 18th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo! Take home a free tree or shrub in small containers for easier transport! First come first serve, while supplies last.

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SafeTREE Routes Planting Event
Feb
21

SafeTREE Routes Planting Event

A partnership with The City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Tree Foundation is planting trees along suggested walking routes to school. The project aims to increase tree canopy near schools, improve neighborhood safety, and create healthier, cooler places for students and families to walk, bike, and roll to school and around their neighborhoods!

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Spring Awakenings
Feb
18

Spring Awakenings

  • Tacoma Public Library - Fern Hill Branch (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this talk, Sarah Low will help us understand how trees come out of dormancy, what happens as they and other plants start blooming, how wildlife responds, birds begin nesting, and what to look for as we spend more time outdoors.

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Tree Stewards Training
Jan
31

Tree Stewards Training

Are you passionate about connecting your neighborhood with tree resources? Are you eager to learn more about how to care for your neighborhoods trees? Become a tree steward and gain essentials tools on how to connect with your community about trees and their collective benefits!

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Winter Wonder Nature Explorers Walk
Jan
24

Winter Wonder Nature Explorers Walk

Come wonder at trees this winter with Sarah Low! Bare trees give us a chance to learn about tree shapes, and evergreens teach us a lot about how trees survive in cold and warm weather. We’ll also learn about seeds, bark, and more! Bring your layers and water resistant shoes, and come join the winter fun!

  • Please dress comfortably and according to the weather forecast. Consider bringing rain gear, warm layers, and waterproof shoes. Our walks happen rain or shine. We will be walking over paved and grassy park terrain.

    This location is accessible by Pierce Transit bus on Route 48 Sheridan – M St. and Route 45 Yakima at the Thompson Ave & S 37th St stops. 

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Climate Cowering
Nov
21

Climate Cowering

Need company or "accountabili-buddies" to get your tasks done? Free, quiet co-working space for climate + sustainability organizers & professionals.

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Mindfulness Tree Walk and Haiku Comics Workshop
Nov
15

Mindfulness Tree Walk and Haiku Comics Workshop

As we conclude another seasonal cycle, we invite you to join David Lasky, Sarah Low, and Northwest Sinfonietta to wander through Wright Park and find inspiration for creating your own visual poem. During our time together, we will walk among the trees with Sarah Low, then gather at the Wright Park classroom to write and draw together with David Lasky’s guidance.

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State of the Urban Forest
Nov
13

State of the Urban Forest

Join us at the 4th Annual State of the Urban Forest to learn about new tree canopy data collected by the City of Tacoma Urban Forestry Program, about the City’s five-year plan to improve urban forest outcomes, and how TTF is supporting communities to ensure today’s trees are here tomorrow.

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Branch Out Planting Event
Nov
8

Branch Out Planting Event

We would love help from volunteers of all ages to plant on residential and public properties. No experience is required! By offering planting assistance we lower barriers to tree planting across the Tacoma area. Join us! Sign up below to help your neighbors plant trees! Learn more and Register HERE.

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2025 Urban Forest Symposium
Nov
5

2025 Urban Forest Symposium

  • Center for Urban Horticulture UW Seattle Campus (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Windz of Change Alliance, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and Tacoma Tree Foundation partner to deliver the Urban Forest Symposium every year. The symposium brings together a diverse audience of Tribal Peoples, arborists, land managers, academics, policymakers, designers, program managers, municipal planners, non-profits, volunteers, students, and advocates to focus on timely local urban forest topics every year.


Given the current state of our country, the increasing impacts of resourcing shortfalls and climate change, how do we maintain our relationships with each other to keep Urban Forestry and eco-cultural systems work moving forward? How do we ensure momentum we have built doesn’t disappear? Our Symposium is a meaningful venue for people to connect, build, strengthen, steward, and expand relationships collectively for creating actionable solutions together.

Let’s gather to celebrate, rejuvenate, rebuild, and re-Indigenize!

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Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Sep
27

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

Join us at the UW-T Giving Garden for this lunch and learn workshop where you will learn pruning methods to help your fruit trees live a long and healthy life. We will focus on apple, pear, and stone fruit trees. Please bring your own lunch! We’ll have warm beverages available. Tools will be provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own.

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Tree Stewards Training
Sep
27

Tree Stewards Training

Learn information on tree selection, care, and planting. Participants will also learn how to communicate about trees with their neighbors and engage in their community. Become a tree steward and gain essential tools on how to connect with your community about trees and their collective benefits!

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Growing Trees and Community
Sep
20

Growing Trees and Community

What do trees do for us? What can we do to support trees and each other amidst the pressures of climate change and rapid development in our region? In this presentation, we will explain why the Puget Sound region's urban forest needs our support, and how the Tacoma Tree Foundation is working with communities to increase tree canopy and access to environmental health and education. We will share opportunities to volunteer, walk with us, and get involved in supporting trees and people in your community!

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