Spring is almost here! Celebrate the warmer weather by planting trees with us. Below are our volunteer tree planting dates for North and South Jersey.

Urban Airshed Reforestation Program

A Camden resident poses with volunteers and her new trees.

The Urban Airshed Reforestation Program will be planting trees in a few South Jersey cities this spring! Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Crystal at cwessel@njtreefoundation.org, or call (856)287-4488.

All tree planting events are 9am-12pm unless otherwise noted, rain or shine. Tools and gloves will be provided. We are capping volunteers for each event, volunteer groups will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. All events are open to the general public and are suitable for all ages, unless otherwise noted.

4/5 - Mt Sinai Church, Camden - 25 trees - 40 volunteers needed

4/11 - CCMUA, Camden - 15 trees - 20 volunteers needed (1:30-4:30pm)

4/19 - Chestnut Ave, Gloucester City - 10 trees - 20 volunteers needed

5/3 - West State Street, Trenton - 40 trees - 70 volunteers needed

5/10 - Collingswood Meditation Garden - 30 trees - 50 volunteers needed

We look forward to seeing you at one of our tree plantings this spring!

Renaissance Trees Program

A newly planted tree outside of Harriet Tubman Elementary School Garden!

The Renaissance Trees Program is getting ready to plant trees in Newark and beyond this spring! Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Elena at emessina@njtreefoundation.org, or call (609)439-1755.

All tree planting events are 9am-12pm unless otherwise noted, rain or shine. Tools and gloves will be provided. We are capping volunteers for each event, volunteer groups will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Events are open to the general public and are suitable for all ages.

4/5 - Brick City Rowing, Newark - 20 trees

4/25 - Arbor Day at Military Park, Orange - 12 trees - 20 volunteers needed

5/10 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark - 20 trees - 50 volunteers needed

5/17 - New Jersey Regional Day School, Newark - 12 trees - 30 volunteers needed

5/22 - Branch Brook Park, Newark - 12 trees

TBD - Wilson Towers/Darcy Street, Newark

We look forward to seeing you at one of our tree plantings this spring!

Education Program

Students at Kipp Elementary School in Camden decorate plates as part of a lesson about tree rings.

The New Jersey Tree Foundation's new Education Program is going strong! We have been busy over the winter, hosting TreeKeepers events in Clemention and Asbury Park and continuing to work with Camden students. As part of our education initiative, we provide FREE environmental education presentations to learners of all ages.

For more information or to collaborate on a future presentation, please email Meredith at mbrown@njtreefoundation.org or call 609-667-8277.

Tree Giveaways

A tree recipient poses with their fruit trees after a giveaway in Newark in Fall 2024.

How would you like to step outside of your house and be able to pluck a fresh, juicy fruit from a tree in your yard? The NJ Tree Foundation wants to help make that happen! We have two fruit tree giveaway events this spring. We are giving away a variety of fruit trees. We ask that you register for a fruit tree ahead of time in order to make sure you are able to get the variety you want.

4/25 from 10am - 1pm at Military Park, Orange

Please stay tuned for a registration form for the Orange Giveaway!

4/26 from 1pm - 4pm at Mastery High School in Camden

Please stay tuned for a registration form for the Camden giveaway!

A volunteer practices pruning at Battle Monument Park in Trenton.

Interested in working directly with NJTF staff to prune trees in your neighborhood? If so, let's have a Maintenance Day for your block! Please contact Crystal for Camden/South Jersey residents, and Elena for Newark/North Jersey residents. We'll have some fun while pruning and maintaining your trees!

Green Streets Update

A rain garden in Rahway after being maintained by our Green Streets crew.

The New Jersey Tree Foundation's Green Streets program provides paid, seasonal jobs for men under parole supervision. Your town can hire our Green Streets crew to plant trees, maintain rain gardens, or prune, mulch, and water your existing trees! We are currently accepting bids for Summer 2025 for tree watering and rain garden revitalization/maintenance, and Fall 2025 for tree planting.

Please submit bid packages to Lisa Simms at Lsimms@njtreefoundation.org

Honorary & Memorial Giving

Tribute and memorial gifts offer a meaningful way of honoring a loved one. Celebrate a special occasion, honor a memory, or pay tribute to someone special by making a tax-deductible gift to the NJ Tree Foundation that will make an immediate impact on New Jersey’s environment. Donors will receive a letter of acknowledgement, along with the option of having a card sent to the honoree or relevant family members. Making a donation in someone's honor is a unique gift that gives back!

Trees for YOUR Town!

Volunteers plant a tree in the Forest Hill Neighborhood of Newark.

New Jersey Tree Foundation's Renaissance Trees Program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2025. If you live in Newark or surrounding areas, please apply here. We look forward to hearing from you!

A Big "Thank You!" to our funders sponsoring tree plantings this spring!

Bill and Ginger Winder Family Foundation

Enbridge

Formosa Plastics

Ironbound Community Corporation

Johanette Wallerstein Institute

MKM Foundation

NJ Forest Service - Urban & Community Forestry

NJ Department of Environmental Protection

PSEG

Red Bulls

REI

Robertson Foundation

Rowan University

USDA Forest Service

US Environmental Protection Agency

William Penn Foundation

and supporters like you!

Portions of this season's programming were funded by the Inflation Reduction Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Urban & Community Forestry Program.

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NJ Tree Foundation is an equal opportunity provider.