• If trees could talk, what would they say? Find out at Trees Atlanta's blog, Tree Speech.

• Can't see the forest for the trees?  Well our friends at Highland Eye Boutique can help.  Purchase a pair of eyeglasses from one of their designer lines, and Trees Atlanta will receive a $25 contribution.  Thank you Dr. Bennett!

• Earlier this year, Trees Atlanta partnered with CSX and the Alliance for Community Trees to plant trees in Cabbagetown, just east of Downtown Atlanta.  Learn more about how the Trees for Tracks program aims to plant one tree for every mile of track in the CSX network. 

• Calling Atlanta coffee drinkers!  Purchase Canopy Blend by Blue Smoke Coffee, and $1 per pound will be donated to Trees Atlanta.  Sample this rich, dark roast (fair trade, bird friendly and shade grown, of course) at Cabbagetown Market (.50 from each brewed cup or scoop of "Blue Smoke ice cream" purchased goes to Trees Atlanta).  Available by the pound at Cabbagetown Market, Return to Eden, and on-line.

• Support Trees Atlanta by downloading Imogen Heap's audience-inspired improvisational song from her recent concert at the Atlanta Tabernacle. Read more on the Tree Speech blog.

• The 3rd Annual HOToberfest is happening Saturday, October 2 in Glenwood Park.  Read more about how this super-hot new Atlanta tradition will benefit Trees Atlanta.

• Join Trees Atlanta on Friday, October 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the "My Favorite Tree" Pushpin Photography Show.  The event will showcase entries from our Arbor Day photography contest and is sponsored by the Georgia Forestry Commission (disclaimer).  The reception is free and open to the public and part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography. 

• Special thanks to Trees Atlanta's 25th Anniversary media partners. Listen out for information about Trees Atlanta on WABE 90.1 FM and look for us in the current issue of The Atlantan magazine. 

• A heartfelt THANK YOU to all who made a pledge during WABE 90.1 FM's Spring Pledge Drive on Earth Day.  During a single day of pledging, 2,753 people called in... which means 2,753 will trees will be planted along the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum in their honor.

• Tree-loving Atlanta author Jonathan R. Caplenas is donating a portion of the sales of his new Chicago-based thriller, Steel Skies, to Trees Atlanta.  Purchase your copy today!

• To maximize your contributions to Trees Atlanta, you may designate funds to match the generous donation of trees from Select Trees' Sustainable Tree Trust. For information regarding the Select Trees partnership, click here. If you wish to support the planting and care of larger shade trees from Select Trees, please note on your check or credit card donation, "Select Trees Match." You may contact Regina Clifton at 404-681-4892 if you have questions.

Currently, we are at 35% of our 3-year, $1,000,000 goal.

                                                                    

• Congratulations to artist, David Landis, for being selected as the first of fourteen artists to create sculpture for the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum. "Cycles", sponsored by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, is now on display in the West Connection Natural Neighborhood near West End. 

                                                        

• Congratulations to Trees Atlanta's general contractor, Gay Construction Company, for receiving the 2009 Build Georgia Award for Excellence in Construction Management and the 2009 Build Georgia Award for Best Sustainable Building Practices at The Associated General Contractors of America Georgia Branch Annual Convention.                

                                                    

• Special thanks to all our friends at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Enterprise Applications for donating their time and talent to make the new Trees Atlanta web site a reality. It is tree-mendous!