Let your curiosity guide you as we learn and wander through the Point Defiance Northwest Native Plants Garden.Explore all of the variety and beauty that grows out of our soil. Afterwards, head to the Old Town Craft & Music Fest from 11am-3pm and visit our friends from the Job Carr museum.

What you’ll learn:

• How mycology can support community resilience

• What fungi/mycelium are with an overview of the Fungi kingdom

• Benefits and uses of fungi

• Inoculation process

Our potting parties are held rain or shine. Parking is off-site with a volunteer shuttle. Tools, gloves, snacks and beverages will be provided. 

Please feel free to share this link with friends who'd enjoy visiting with the community, playing with plants and trees and supporting Tacoma's urban canopy!

You will be emailed with more details the week before the event. And as always! Thank you for supporting Tacoma our greening efforts. 

Bring more trees to Parkland by adopting free trees of all kinds!

On our daily commute or walk through Tacoma, what are we overlooking? Take a stroll through War Memorial Park with us and notice the little things that we ordinarily pass by, like black tupelo and other plants! We’ll contemplate how we live and interact with our environment while surrounded by the busyness of the highways and traffic that dominate our urban habitat.

Visit our Tree Share and Informational Booth at the 17th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo!

Tree canopy is declining in cities across the US. Even with planting efforts, the overall canopy is dwindling. Sarah Low will discuss some reasons for this, the consequences associated with lost tree canopy, and the role policy plays in helping to stabilize and increase canopy. Finally, we will focus on how Tacoma can protect itself from tree canopy loss.

En este taller de escritura somática, practicaremos la respiración, la afirmación, la terapia somática, la escritura y el compartir durante nuestro tiempo juntes.

During this somatic writing workshop, we will practice using breath, affirmation, somatic therapy, writing, and sharing during our time together.

Away from screens, listening to the songs of birds, and watching the branches sway in the breeze, we can find peace. As we emerge from our winter cocoons, come practice mindfulness with us and learn strategies to help ground yourself in the season ahead.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 12, from 11 am to 2 pm at Meridian Habitat Park! Immerse yourself in the great outdoors and take part in a variety of free demonstrations, nature activities, and games suitable for all ages. It's a day filled with fun and learning as we come together to appreciate the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Visit with our tree experts, ask questions, pick out your plants, receive planting advice and visit with neighbors at our Tree Share Event.

The Tacoma Tree Foundation is bringing trees to Parkland and Midland in April! Our goal is to distribute hundreds of trees to the area. Trees reduce polluted stormwater, cool neighborhoods, slow traffic, and help residents create a greener community.

The vernal (meaning fresh) equinox is when the sun is directly over the equator–in other words, the first day of spring! Join us at Chinese Reconciliation Park to enjoy the change of season together and the beautiful plants that fill this waterside park. Our walks happen rain or shine.

Whether you prefer to walk or roll, this event will bring you joy as we admire Hilltop’s diverse trees.

Come pick up free native shrubs and trees for your property! All plants are in 1 to 4 gallon containers and are first come first serve. Connect with our plant experts to choose the right plants for the right place on your property.

Join a diverse panel of advocates and experts to explore the relationship between native and adaptive species, the difference between adaptive and invasive species, the demands of climate change on gardening, landscaping, and urban forestry, and how to advocate for native species while cultivating environmental justice.

How churches can access, fund, plant & preserve trees as faith-based climate resilience. FREE. Register now to secure your spot.

How well do arborists assess the likelihood of failure due to decay? Join us to learn the results of research conducted to determine how arborists and the tools they use are involved in determining tree health.

Celebrate the new year by adopting trees and shrubs for your neighborhood!

We can have more trees and more affordable housing. Join the community conversation and gathering to build more empathy for our unhoused neighbors at the South Tacoma Library Feb 1st from 3-4:30. Pick up a free tree or shrub from 2:30-5pm.

Get to know McKinley Hill through its Western redcedars, Doug-first, and birches, and find beauty in our winter streetscapes! We’ll also learn about street trees and their benefits, finding the right spot for specific tree species, and we’ll connect with each other. Join us! Our walks are held rain or shine!

Lauren E. Oakes discusses her new forestry book with pediatrician, professor, and researcher Pooja S. Tandon and Lowell Wyse, the Executive Director of Tacoma Tree Foundation. Treekeepers shows how the path from climate change to a habitable future winds through the world’s forests.

Do you care about Hilltop? Would you like to help increase its tree canopy?

You will learn 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 Hilltop tree planting and tree care event.

Get into the holiday spirit with TTF and Remakery at this fun workshop where we’ll learn how to use reclaimed and donated fibers to needle adorable little trees with felt!  

Join Tacoma Tree Foundation Executive Director, Lowell Wyse, to learn how we can seize this moment and grow our love of trees into a movement that sustains our region’s urban forests through the climate challenges of the 21st century.