Green Blocks Program

Green Blocks is Tacoma Tree Foundation’s neighborhood-specific program that provides community outreach, engagement, and TREES! Our goal is to empower residents by reducing barriers, providing tree care education, and assisting in tree selection, delivery, and planting. TTF brings trees to the areas where they have the most social and environmental impact. The focus of these efforts is centered in neighborhoods where the need for trees, greening, community health, and human well-being are the greatest.

Tacoma Tree Foundation uses American Forest’s Tree Equity Score and the City of Tacoma’s Community Forestry Map to identify which neighborhoods are in most need of this social and environmental service. We recognize that certain communities in the Puget Sound region face significant obstacles to enjoying healthy and broad tree canopy. This is why Green Blocks is designed to support those communities, families, and individuals who would otherwise be unable to plant trees due to financial, physical, and/or social barriers.

  • Free trees for Lincoln this fall! Find out more and request trees below.

Trees are critical for Tacoma. They help to reduce and filter stormwater, cool the neighborhood, slow traffic, and help residents create a greener community!

Residents can sign up to receive free trees! Green Blocks is a fully supported tree-planting program that includes:

  • Tree selection support

  • Utility locate assistance

  • Permit submittals

  • Delivery of trees and materials (TAGRO, stakes, ties, and watering supplies)

  • Tree planting assistance upon request

Stay tuned for the upcoming green blocks neighborhoods, registrations and event dates!

We encourage folks who do not face barriers to accessing and planting trees to visit Tacoma’s local and independent nurseries, like Calendula Farms, Portland Ave Nurseries, and Garden Sphere or utilize the City of Tacoma’s Tree Coupon Program.

Past Green Blocks Neighborhoods 2022-2023

Visit the legacy sites of Tacoma Tree Foundation’s past Green Blocks Program.

  • If you live in the South Tacoma Mall neighborhood we want to get you free trees! We will help you choose the right ones for your space and learn how to take care of them.

  • If you live in the Parkland-Spanaway neighborhood we want to get you free trees! We will help you choose the right ones for your space and learn how to take care of them.

  • If you live in the Mckinley Hills neighborhood we want to get you free trees! We will help you choose the right ones for your space and learn how to take care of them.