Conserve the 4-0-FOREST

This is a call to action for our 4-0-Forest! Evoking Atlanta’s oldest area code (404), Conserve the 4-0-Forest is a hometown shoutout of our love of trees through community action and forest restoration. Trees Atlanta and our volunteers work together to demonstrate the purpose and practical methods of removing invasive plant species that threaten the health of trees and our urban ecosystem.

Conserve the 4-0-Forest

Conserve the 4-0-Forest happens each spring, but the forest doesn’t take a break and neither do we. Trees Atlanta’s Forest Restoration team works in hundreds of acres of forested spaces across metro Atlanta every single week of the year.

You don’t have to wait for April to make a difference. Join us at one of our weekly volunteer projects and starting putting your passion for Atlanta’s urban forest into practice right now. Want to build your knowledge before you dig in? Explore these virtual resources and upcoming classes to learn about invasive species, forest health, and what it means to steward the places we love.

 

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Lunch and Learn: Atlanta’s Forest Communities: How to Identify, Understand, and Protect Them

If you wanted to see a particular kind of tree in Atlanta, how would you know where to look? Why wouldn’t the tree be in every patch of forest? And if you found the tree, could you guess what other kinds of trees you would see around it? We’ll discuss why there are groups of tree species that typically occur together and how to identify a few indicator species for each of the major forest types in Atlanta. We’ll also identify challenges facing Atlanta’s urban forest communities—such as invasive species, fragmentation, and climate stress—and how you can help Atlanta’s urban forest communities continue to thrive. Watch the recording

Get a Head Start

You can remove undesirable plants from your backyard, neighborhood, or local park – come learn how.  Whether you prefer to learn on your own with these online resources or you’d rather learn in person with hands-on instruction and practice, we have a way you can get started!

 

Questions? email: restoration@treesatlanta.org