How to Save Trees During Construction

As an organization, the Arbor Day Foundation works hard to encourage people to plant trees. However, it is equally important to save the trees that Mother Nature has invested years in growing.

Saving trees during construction often requires courage by an individual — especially in communities where the common practice is simply to bulldoze everything in sight before construction begins. We’ve been inspired by the stories of people who have battled to save trees slated for destruction during a construction project. And we’ve been saddened by the stories of people who willfully destroy trees that could’ve and should’ve been saved.

But saving trees during construction requires more than the right attitude. It requires the right actions. This bulletin features a concise description of the actions you need to take to ensure the health of existing trees long after the sounds of construction fade away. We hope the information provided here will be put to good use. Your efforts will pay off for years as you enjoy the trees you’ve saved.