Trees Atlanta
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Trees Atlanta is a non-profit organization
in Atlanta
, Georgia
, United States
that seeks to preserve and protect the city's tree
s. The group employs a full-time staff of tree-care professional
s and maintains an extensive network of volunteers, who work together to enrich the city's quality of life
through both beautification
and improved air quality.
The group's main activities include planting new trees and saplings throughout the city, maintaining the health of the city's existing and dwindling forest
, restoring and conserving large tracts of urban greenspace
, and educating the public about the importance of trees.
Since being founded in 1985 as a business-district beautification organization, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed over 68,000 shade trees. The organization relies on its regular volunteer base of over 800 to plant and maintain trees throughout Atlanta (inside I-285).
In 2007, Trees Atlanta was given $US $350,000 to plant the first mile (1.6 km) of a proposed 22 miles (35.4 km) urban arboretum
, a transit-oriented
greenbelt known as the BeltLine
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that seeks to preserve and protect the city's tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s. The group employs a full-time staff of tree-care professional
Arborist
An arborist, or arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants...
s and maintains an extensive network of volunteers, who work together to enrich the city's quality of life
Quality of life
The term quality of life is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies. The term is used in a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, and politics. Quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of...
through both beautification
Beautification
Beautification is the process of making visual improvements to a person, place or thing. With regard to a town, city or to an urban area, this most often involves planting trees, shrubbery, and other greenery, but frequently also includes adding decorative or historic-style street lights and other...
and improved air quality.
The group's main activities include planting new trees and saplings throughout the city, maintaining the health of the city's existing and dwindling forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
, restoring and conserving large tracts of urban greenspace
Greenway (landscape)
A greenway is a long, narrow piece of land, often used for recreation and pedestrian and bicycle user traffic, and sometimes for streetcar, light rail or retail uses.- Terminology :...
, and educating the public about the importance of trees.
Since being founded in 1985 as a business-district beautification organization, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed over 68,000 shade trees. The organization relies on its regular volunteer base of over 800 to plant and maintain trees throughout Atlanta (inside I-285).
In 2007, Trees Atlanta was given $US $350,000 to plant the first mile (1.6 km) of a proposed 22 miles (35.4 km) urban arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
, a transit-oriented
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
greenbelt known as the BeltLine
Beltline
The Beltline is a region of central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The area is located immediately to the south of Calgary's downtown , and is sometimes considered part of downtown...
.