TreesCharlotte

Creek ReLeaf 2017
2017-11-18 | NC
The Creek ReLeaf Program is a collaborative effort of the Charlotte Public Tree Fund, Charlotte Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, the Center for Sustainability at Central Piedmont Community College, the Sierra Club Central Piedmont Group, and dedicated volunteers and financial supporters to plant trees in riparian areas (floodplain and stream buffers) of Mecklenburg County and the surrounding region. This year’s event will be planting along Briar Creek near Independence.
This event has reached capacity for volunteers and is no longer accepting registrations. Visit our events calendar for additional volunteer opportunities.
Volunteers will be planting 1,500 trees on 5 acres of land. To register to volunteer, click here. If you have any questions, you can contact the Charlotte TreeFund here.

Stewardship at Phillip O. Berry Academy - Nov. 28, 2017
2017-11-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, 1430 Alleghany Street, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
For #GivingTuesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Phillip O. Berry Academy to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Spring, 2015. Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees and planting trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 30 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, November 26.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.

Barringer Academic Center TreeDay Event
2017-12-02 09:00 - 11:30 | Barringer Academic Center, 1546 Walton Road, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
Thanks to the generous support of Duke Energer and Piedmont Natural Gas, TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 275 trees on the campus of Barringer Academic Center.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 125 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly. Only 20 spots remaining.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Children activities will be provided between 9:00 and 10:00am by our community partner, NC Wildlife Federation.
TreesCharlotte is exited to partner with CupLux Coffee to provide our volunteers with delicious, hand crafted coffee at our events.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, November 26.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.

Stewardship at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
2017-12-13 10:00 - 11:30 | MLK Middle School, 500 Bilmark Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28213, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Spring, 2014. Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 30 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, December 10.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.

Stewardship Event at Polo Ridge Elementary
2018-01-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Polo Ridge Elementary, 11830 Tom Short Road, Charlotte, NC, 28277, United States
TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Polo Ridge Academy to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Spring, 2016. Volunteers will be planting trees and mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 50 for this Stewardship event.
Deadline to register to volunteer is Sunday, January 14.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.

Stewardship at Garinger High School
2018-01-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Garinger High School, 1100 Eastway Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Garinger High School to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Fall, 2014. Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 20 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, January 21.
Events are held rain or shine.

Park Road Montessori TreeDay Event
2018-01-27 09:00 - 11:30 | Park Road Montessori, 3701 Haven Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28209, United States
Excitement for this event has been Tree-mendous. To ensure a fun and safe event for our volunteers, we have reached maximum capacity. Please visit the events calendar for additional opportunities.
TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 110 trees on the campus of Park Road Montessori.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 65 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Children activities will be provided between 9:00 and 10:00am by our community partner, NC Wildlife Federation.
TreesCharlotte is exited to partner with CupLux Coffee to provide our volunteers with delicious, hand crafted coffee at our events.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, January 21.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.

Hebrew Cemetery Stewardship and TreeDay Event
2018-01-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Hebrew Cemetery, 1801 Statesville Ave, Charlotte, NC, 28206, United States
Volunteers from the Jewish community will be mulching and planting trees in the Hebrew Cemetery.
We love our volunteers, however, general volunteers are not needed for this event. Check the events calendar for other volunteer opportunities.
TreeMasters are needed for this event. To learn more about the TreeMaster program, please click here. TreeMasters, please log in to complete the registration.

Stewardship at West Charlotte High School 2018
2018-01-31 10:00 - 11:30 | West Charlotte High School, 2219 Senior Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of West Charlotte High School to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Fall, 2013. Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 20 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, January 28.
Events are held rain or shine.

Little Sugar Creek Greenway TreeDay Event
2018-02-03 09:00 - 11:30 | NC
TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 100 trees along Little Sugar Creek. Event headquarters to be determined and will be posted once confirmed.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 50 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly. Only 5 spots remain.

Please note, we will be planting along the greenway. Volunteers must be able to walk some distance from their cars to the actual planting site.

Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
TreesCharlotte is exited to partner with CupLux Coffee to provide our volunteers with delicious, hand crafted coffee at our events.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, January 28.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.

Regional TreeStore - East Charlotte
2018-02-10 09:00 - 10:30 | NC
TreesCharlotte is bringing its City-wide TreeStore to East Charlotte at the old Eastland Mall site. Are you a resident of Charlotte? Do you need some trees for your yard? Each Charlotte household is eligible for up to two free trees. Proof of Charlotte residency (such as a driver’s license, utility bill, etc.) as well as a valid email address must be provided in order to participate. One of the missions of TreesCharlotte is to help the City of Charlotte and City Council reach their goal of 50% tree canopy by 2050. We therefore limit our efforts to expand the canopy within city limits and limit participation to Charlotte residents.
At the TreeStore, you will be trained on how to properly plant and care for your tree(s). Tree training is mandatory. You will then be asked to complete and sign a Stewardship Pledge Form with your home and email address (mandatory) and declare your pledge to take care of the tree(s) we provide.
We cannot guarantee species type or quantities. Trees are 6-10′ tall, and will not be reserved or transported.
This is a first come, first served event as quantities are limited.
Volunteers and TreeMasters are needed to help move and distribute trees and mulch to participants.

Stewardship at Croft Community School
2018-02-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Croft Community School, 911 Hucks Road, Charlotte, NC, 28269, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Croft Community School to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Fall, 2014. Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 20 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, February 11.
Events are held rain or shine.

Regional TreeStore - Steele Creek
2018-02-24 10:00 - 11:30 | NC
TreesCharlotte is bringing its City-wide TreeStore to Steele Creek. Are you a resident of Charlotte? Do you need some trees for your yard? Each Charlotte household is eligible for up to two free trees. Proof of Charlotte residency (such as a driver’s license, utility bill, etc.) as well as a valid email address must be provided in order to participate. One of the missions of TreesCharlotte is to help the City of Charlotte and City Council reach their goal of 50% tree canopy by 2050. We therefore limit our efforts to expand the canopy within city limits and limit participation to Charlotte residents.
At the TreeStore, you will be trained on how to properly plant and care for your tree(s). Tree training is mandatory. You will then be asked to complete and sign a Stewardship Pledge Form with your home and email address (mandatory) and declare your pledge to take care of the tree(s) we provide.
TreesCharlotte is a non-profit organization that relies on donations to be able to host events like this. A suggested donation of $5 per tree is greatly appreciated and would help us to give more trees to Charlotte residents.
We cannot guarantee species type or quantities. Trees are in 7-gallon containers, range from 6-10′ tall, and will not be reserved or transported.
This is a first come, first served event as quantities are limited.
TreeMasters are needed to help move and distribute trees and mulch to participants.

Seedling Prep and Gardening with the Toyota Green Initiative
2018-03-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Johnson C. Smith University, 608 North Summit Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States
As a part of the CIAA Tournament, TreesCharlotte is pleased to partner with the Toyota Green Initiative in the promotion of sustainability in African-American communities. Make a change by donating time to revitalize the Johnson C. Smith University Sustainability Village Garden with gardening activities and tree seedling preparation.
In addition to gardening activities, help is needed to prepare seedlings to be given away at events around Charlotte. This is a great opportunity for groups or organizations and for anyone needing school community service hours; appropriate for anyone ten years or older.
Volunteers will soak seedlings in water, wrap them in newspaper, and place them in a bag. Seedlings are bare root and very messy. Come prepared to get dirty.
Participants will receive a t-shirt and lunch. Volunteers are asked to register here.

MonroeScape NeighborWoods Event
2018-03-03 09:00 - 10:30 | NC
Our goal is to give away approximately 150 trees to residents of the Burtonwood, East Forest, McClintock Woods, Oakhurst, and Woodberry Forest neighborhoods, as well as the congregation of East Baptist Church, collectively known as MonroeScape. The location of the event is yet to be determined and will be updated once it has been confirmed.
Residents of the MonroeScape area are invited to come out, learn about trees and take a few home to plant. At the event, you will be trained on how to properly plant and care for your tree(s). Tree training is mandatory. You will then be asked to complete and sign a Stewardship Pledge Form with your home and email address (mandatory) and declare your pledge to take care of the tree(s) we provide.
We cannot guarantee species type or quantities. Trees are 6-10′ tall, and will not be reserved or transported. This is a first come, first served event.
If you are a resident of Burtonwood, East Forest, McClintock Woods, Oakhurst, or Woodberry Forest or a Charlotte resident member of East Baptist Church and would like to sign up for trees, please click here or the “Get Trees” button at the top of the page. Deadline to register for trees is Friday, February 23.
A few volunteers are needed to help plant trees around the church grounds. Space is limited to 10 volunteers. TreeMasters, please scroll to the bottom to register as a TreeMaster.
TreeMaster Registration

Thomas McAlister Winget Park TreeDay Event
2018-03-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Thomas McAlister Winget Park, 12025 Winget Road, Charlotte, NC, 28278, United States
As part of our Arbor Week celebration, TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 30 trees in Winget Park.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 15 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, March 11.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.

Stewardship at Community House Middle 2018
2018-03-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Community House School, 9500 Community House Road, Charlotte, NC, 28277, United States
TreesCharlotte is partnering with District Rotary and returning to the campus of Community House Middle School to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Spring, 2015. Volunteers will help mulch and stake existing trees as well as plant a few.
We love our volunteers, however this event is reserved for Rotary members. Please visit our events calendar for other volunteer opportunities.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of rotary volunteers to 100 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, March 11.
Events are held rain or shine.
TreeMasters, we’ve had such a great response and now have plenty of TreeMasters for this event. Registration is now limited to Rotary volunteers only.

Paw Creek Elementary TreeDay Event
2018-03-24 09:00 - 11:30 | Paw Creek Elementary, 1300 Cathey Road, Charlotte, NC, 28214, United States
Excitement for this event has been Tree-mendous. To ensure a fun and safe event for our volunteers, we have reached maximum capacity. Please visit the events calendar for additional opportunities.
TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 170 trees on the campus of Paw Creek Elementary.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 100 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Children activities will be provided between 9:00 and 10:00am by our community partner, NC Wildlife Federation.
TreesCharlotte is exited to partner with CupLux Coffee to provide our volunteers with delicious, hand crafted coffee at our events.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, March 18.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.
We are looking for a few more TreeMasters to help out. Please login to register.

Seedling Preparation event - April 2018
2018-04-10 17:00 - 18:30 | City of Charlotte Landscape Management, 701 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
Help is needed to prepare seedlings to be given away at events around Charlotte. This is a great opportunity for groups or organizations and for anyone needing school community service hours; appropriate for anyone eight years or older.
Volunteers will soak seedlings in water, wrap them in newspaper and place them in a bag. This is a drop-in event, any time you have to lend is appreciated.
Seedlings are bare root and very messy. Come prepared to get dirty.

Stewardship at Marie G. Davis 2018
2018-04-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Marie G. Davis, 3351 Griffith Street, Charlotte, 28203, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Marie G. Davis to steward the trees planted in Fall, 2012. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help mulch and stake approximately 60 trees around the campus.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 15 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, April 8.
Events are held rain or shine.

Stewardship at Thomasboro Academy 2018
2018-04-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Thomasboro Academy, 538 Bradford Drive, Charlotte, 28202
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Thomasboro Academy to steward the trees planted in Spring, 2014. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help mulch and stake approximately 250 trees around the campus.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 20 for this Stewardship event.
Deadline to register is Sunday, April 15.
Events are held rain or shine.

Stewardship at Highland Mill Montessori 2018
2018-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Highland Mill Montessori, 3010 North McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is partnering with Wells Fargo and returning to the campus of Highland Mill Montessori to steward the trees planted in Spring, 2015. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help mulch and stake approximately 60 trees around the campus. Events are held rain or shine.
We love our volunteers, however, general volunteers are not needed for this event. Check the events calendar for other volunteer opportunities.
TreeMasters are needed for this event. To learn more about the TreeMaster program, please click here. TreeMasters, please log in to complete the registration.

Stewardship at Lake Wylie Elementary April 2018
2018-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Lake Wylie Elementary School, 13620 Erwin Road, Charlotte, NC, 28273, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Lake Wylie Elementary to steward the trees planted in Fall, 2015. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help mulch and stake approximately 200 trees around the campus.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 15 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, April 22.
Events are held rain or shine.

Brightwalk TreeDay Event
2018-10-06 09:00 - 11:30 | Brightwalk 2018, Double Oaks Road and Woodward Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28206, United States
Thanks to the generous support of Novant Health, TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 50 trees in the Brightwalk neighborhood.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 25 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly. Only 10 spots remaining.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Monday, October 1.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.
TreeMasters, please register here to keep track of your hours.

Madison Central Park TreeDay Event
2018-10-20 09:00 - 11:30 | NC
TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 35 trees in Madison Central Park.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 20 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly. Only 0 spots remaining.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register is Sunday, October 14.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event. TreeMasters, please register here to ensure your hours are recorded.

Huntingtowne Farms Elementary TreeDay Event
2018-10-20 09:30 - 11:30 | Huntingtowne Farms Elementary, 2520 Huntingtowne Farms Lane, Charlotte, NC, 28210, United States
Thanks to the generous support of AXA, TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 50 trees on the campus of Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School.
We love our volunteers, however, general volunteers are not needed for this event. Please check the events calendar for other volunteer opportunities.
Sign-ups for this event are limited to TreeMasters. To learn more about the TreeMaster program, please click here.

Collins Park TreeDay Planting Event
2018-10-20 11:00 - 12:30 | NC
Thanks to the generous support of Wells Fargo, TreesCharlotte is pleased to be partnering with the Collingwood neighborhood to plant approximately 20 trees in Collins Park.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 10 for this TreeDay. Register early as our events “sell out” quickly. Only 4 spots remaining.
Tree planting events are great for families and everyone is welcome. To ensure accurate active volunteer counts, please list all participants on the registration form, along with children’s ages. Children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Events are held rain or shine. A modest rainfall actually provides ideal planting conditions.
Deadline to register to volunteer is Sunday, October 14.
Once registered, more detailed information will be emailed to you the week of the event.

Stewardship at Hornets Nest Elementary
2018-10-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Hornets Nest Elementary, 6700 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Hornets Nest Elementary to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Fall, 2016. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 15 for this Stewardship event. Deadline to register is Sunday, October 21.
Events are held rain or shine.

Reedy Creek Elementary TreeDay Event
2018-10-31 13:00 - 15:30 | Reedy Creek Elementary, 10801 Plaza Rd Extension, Charlotte, NC, 28215, United States
With the generous support of Duke Energy, TreesCharlotte will be planting approximately 115 trees on the campus of Reedy Creek Elementary with volunteers from Duke Energy.
We love our volunteers, however, general volunteers are not needed for this event. Please check the events calendar for other volunteer opportunities.
Sign-ups for this event are limited to TreeMasters. To learn more about the TreeMaster program, please click here.

Stewardship at Robert F. Kennedy Middle School
2018-11-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Kennedy Middle School, 4000 Gallant Lane, Charlotte, NC, 28273, United States
For this Workday Wednesday, TreesCharlotte is returning to the campus of Kennedy Middle School to do routine maintenance on the trees planted in Fall, 2016. TreesCharlotte periodically returns to school campuses to ensure that the trees we previously planted continue to thrive. Stewardship events are vital to our mission of expanding Charlotte’s tree canopy.
Volunteers will help with mulching and staking existing trees. Events are held rain or shine.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, we are limiting the number of volunteers to 15 for this Stewardship event. O spots remaining.
