SafeTREE Routes to School
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!
Schedule:
9:00am - Volunteer Arrival and Volunteer Check-In (Coffee and light snacks)
9:15am - Welcome - Volunteer Orientation
9:30am - Planting Demo
9:45 - Planting Team Breakouts
10:00am- 2:00pm - Tree Planting
Our planting events are family and ability-friendly. 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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Parking is limited, we encourage folks to carpool. Please bring your own water bottle and gloves if you prefer them. Dress for all weather, dirt/mud and sturdy shoes. All planting tools and equipment, coffee, snacks, water and gloves will be provided.
This is an offsite planting event, which means you'll be driving from planting site to planting site, either in a caravan of cars or carpooling.
Registered volunteers will break into small planting teams led by a TTF Trained Tree Captain. As a group you'll travel to 2-5 planting sites, meet the residents and plant their tree for them. So special!Under-Age Volunteers: If you'd like to bring a minor, please list their names and ages in the volunteer request box. Each minor that accompanies you will be your responsibility. Upon arrival you'll sign a consent form for each minor. All adults (18+) need to register individually.
Please provide any other needs or details in the accessibility box (i.e. I will have a stroller, I need to leave early, spanish speaking team would be prefered.)Description text goes here