Get to know TTF’s Planting Director, Jaala Smith, through the European beech tree. The tree that provided them with shelter and wonder while growing up, today is part of their efforts to support community healing through planting in historically underserved communities.

Trees are incredible beings that provide countless benefits to our communities. From our air and water, to our energy and traffic, trees play a role in how we are affected by an abundance of elements around us.

In our latest blog post, Eden Standley and Luke Vannice explore why ROWs were created in the first place, the challenges street trees face in Tacoma, and how to properly and creatively plant in this space!

By creating pathways for more homes and more trees in the landscape, Home in Tacoma Phase Two could go down as one of the most important environmental and climate actions of our generation. But developers are fighting to remove private property tree protections. It's time to take action so Tacoma implements unified codes that will enable the growth critical infrastructure of trees and “middle housing” at the same time.

Executive Director, Lowell Wyse, explains why the newly approved street tree ordinance will help make Tacoma more resilient in the face of climate change by better regulating tree pruning and removal, allowing fruit trees in the right-of-way, and celebrating heritage trees.