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Want to plant a tree? Here are some treesources:
Find the right tree for the place you live with the National Wildlife Federation’s Plant Finder: nwf.org/nativeplantfinder
Learn how to plant and take care of your tree: arborday.org/trees
Some cities will give you a tree to plant for free! Here are a few:
Los Angeles, CA: cityplants.org
Denver, CO: theparkpeople.org/what-we-do/denver-digs-trees
Portland, OR: portlandoregon.gov/parks/73498
St. Louis, MO: moreleaf.org
Philadelphia, PA: treephilly.org
Fort Worth, TX: fortworthtexas.gov/forestry/free-trees
Austin, TX: treefolks.org/free-trees
If you aren’t able to plant a tree, you can adopt one! Take care of a street tree in your neighborhood in these cities:
NYC: https://www.nyrp.org/about/programs/tree-giveaway/
Miami, FL: https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1467835324112359
Richmond, CA: http://www.groundworkrichmond.org/adopt-a-tree.html
Cambridge, MA: https://www.cambridgema.gov/iwantto/adoptatree
Lexington, KY: https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/adopt-a-tree
Minneapolis, MN (get a free beer when you adopt!): http://www.brewingabetterforest.com/adopt-a-tree.html
Pinecrest, FL: https://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/our-village/green-initiatives/adopt-a-tree-programs
Fairview Park, OH: https://www.fairviewpark.org/service-department/adopt-a-tree/
Stafford Township, NJ https://www.staffordnj.gov/418/Adopt-A-Tree
If your city has a tree planting program too, send it to us and we’ll add it to the list! Submit via our Listener Mail Form.
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Special thanks to our guest: Matt Fitzgerald
This episode of How to Save a Planet was produced by Anna Ladd. The rest of our reporting and producing team includes Rachel Waldholz and Kendra Pierre-Louis. Our senior producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design and mixing by Peter Leonard with original music by Emma Munger.
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