Trees for Neighborhoods
Trees for Neighborhoods helps residents plant, grow, care for and celebrate Seattle’s trees.
Trees in cities help sustain a healthy environment and livable neighborhoods—but only if we collaborate to keep our urban forest thriving. Trees for Neighborhoods empowers Seattle residents to use our collective people power, supporting the trees that catch rain and slow runoff, clean our air and water, cool sidewalks and homes, and make our communities healthier and happier.
Join Us
You can increase the wellbeing of both people and the planet using your own two hands. Most of Seattle’s trees grow on private land around homes, so community care is essential to keep the urban forest healthy and its tree canopy growing.
Tree Planting and Care Help
You have questions? We have resources. Explore information about tree planting and care issues and learn how to get connected with free, personalized help.
Trees and Stormwater
Trees play an important role in managing stormwater. They:
- slow down and reduce the amount of rain flowing into storm drains by holding water in their leaves and branches, increase how much water can infiltrate into the soil, and take up water from the soil through their roots.
- improve water quality by reduce soil particles that flow down the drain and filter out pollution from the air and water.
Trees for Seattle
Seattle Public Utilities works with many City of Seattle departments to manage the urban forest. Together we are Trees for Seattle: our city’s collective effort to grow and maintain a healthy and equitable public resource.
