Implementation template

Creating a Grassroots Tree Captain Program for Planting Trees in Yards

A guide from the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with Cumberland River Compact

Especially at the neighborhood level, tree distribution and care programs are more successful when they are led by community members.

This template shares one method for creating a peer-to-peer, neighbor-to-neighbor outreach program — the Tree Captain model — with the goal of planting large trees in private yards so all residents can share their benefits.

This template shares one method for creating a peer-to-peer, neighbor-to-neighbor outreach program — the Tree Captain model — with the goal of planting large trees in private yards so all residents can share their benefits.