Volunteer planting a tree

Root for Trees is the City of Edmonton's volunteer tree-planting initiative! You can take part in helping expand our urban forest when you volunteer with us.

Our 2023 planting season is now complete! 3,741 volunteers dedicated their time to plant 34, 167 trees and shrubs with us. A huge thank you to all of our tree-mendous volunteers!

Please check back in March 2024 for an update on our planting details for next season.

Root for Trees increases tree and shrub planting throughout the city with the help of corporations, local businesses, community groups, teams, families and individual residents. The Root for Trees program helps to expand Edmonton’s urban forest by planting trees for Edmontonians by Edmontonians.

Root for Trees plays a critical role in the landscape management process of naturalization. Over time, these grassy areas are planted with trees, shrubs and wildflowers and brought back to a more natural state, resulting in economic, environmental and quality of life benefits.