March 23rd at Sprinker Recreation Center
FREE TREE WALK-UP EVENT
We are bringing trees to Parkland-Spanaway March 2024 with the support of Pierce County and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Residents of the Parkland and Spanaway designated census area can sign up to receive free trees for their property, as well as resources on tree planting and care.
Our goal is to distribute hundreds of trees to homes in Parkland and Spanaway! This area has one of the lowest Tree Equity Scores in the state, so increasing the amount of tree coverage in this area will have impactful social and environmental benefits.
The trees we’re sharing this year will grow to a large mature size. To choose the right tree for the right place please considering the following:
Review our planting and tree spacing guides.
Call 811 or visit this link to request utility locate markings.
Reflect on what you want the trees to provide (i.e. sound reduction, shade, beauty)
We’ve closed requests for delivery and planting assistance. If you requested trees, you’ve been contacted via email. Trees will be delivered by mid-March with volunteer planting assistance available on March 16th, 2024.
Please attend our first-come first-serve Walk-up Tree Share Event on March 23rd, 2024 at Sprinker Recreation Center parking lot (14824 C St S, Tacoma, WA 98444). No pre-registration required!
10-11am: Join us for a community program and tree-planting demonstrations.
11-2pm: Come and get your free trees!
Learn more about Parkland, its history, and our previous work in the neighborhood:
What kind of trees will be offered?
Those who request tree delivery and planting assistance can expect trees in larger containers ranging from species like: Bing cherry, Fig, Magnolia, White pine and cedars.
At our walk-up event, you’ll find smaller containers of larger mature trees like: Douglas and grand fir, Eastern Redbud, Red-flowering currant, Quaking aspen, Red oak and Sitka spruce.
Green Blocks trees are not guaranteed and are first come first serve.
Volunteers make Green Blocks possible! Join us.
March 16th 9:30-1pm- Planting Assistance Event: All ages welcome, no experience required. Join a planting team, lead by a trained tree captain and get dirty planting trees! Tacoma Tree Foundation’s planting assistance events help remove barriers to tree planting in our communities. We have a blast and couldn’t do it without our amazing volunteers!
Sprinker Recreation Center - Parking Lot - 14824 C St S Ste 107, Tacoma, WA 98444
9:30 - Volunteer Check-In
9:45 - Welcome
10:00 - Planting Demo - Volunteer Orientation
10:30-1pm - Planting
We'll follow up with more information closer to the event with more information. Please share this registration widely.
Tree Stewards Training
Want to learn more about how you can increase Parkland and Spanaway’s tree canopy? Tacoma Tree Foundation is offering a FREE Tree Stewards Training Saturday, January 27th at Trinity Lutheran Church (12115 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA, 98444). This 5-hour training will include information on tree selection, planting, and pruning young trees. Participants will also learn how to communicate about trees with their neighbors and how to engage in the Parkland-Spanaway Green Blocks tree-planting event. Up to 25 tree stewards will receive the skills they need to take local action and engage with their communities about sustainability and stewardship. Each participant who completes the training will receive a $100 stipend.
Green Blocks is a program of the Tacoma Tree Foundation. Funds for this project were provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, administered through the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
