Tennessee Tree Day

Tree Day 2023 Participant Stories

SAVE THE DATE:
Tennessee Tree Day 2024 will take place on
March 16, 2024!
Online tree registration will open in early November, so stay tuned!
*** We are now seeking pick-up site leaders and sponsors ***
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join the Tree Day Facebook Group

Apply to be a 2024 Pick-Up Site Leader

and you may always dedicate a tree to a loved one any time of year...

Dedicate a Tree Planted

Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place

How to Plant a Bare-Root Seedling

Planting Guide: English & Spanish

On Tennessee Tree Day 2023 we engaged 21, 706 volunteers in planting 101,900 native trees in all 95 Tennessee counties, as well as 54 counties in neighboring states, encompassing all watersheds that flow through Tennessee.

Each year Tennessee Tree Day engages thousands of volunteers in a fun, meaningful, family-friendly, event that results in multi-generational benefits to our environment, communities and public health.

Since 2007, our Tennessee Tree Day events have mobilized almost 100, 706 residents in planting 924,760 native trees in Tennessee and surrounding states.

Tennessee Tree Day 2023 involved many stakeholder groups and thousands of volunteers. Some planted trees to replace those lost to development. Others planted trees to help to repair degraded streams and improve water quality or to increase habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Some planted trees for purely aesthetic reasons. No matter the reason, all trees planted will improve the health of our environment by reducing air pollution, and enhancing Tennessee's magnificent tree canopy.

TEC hopes participation in Tree Day instills public awareness of the value of trees, while nurturing a culture of sustainability in our region.

Interested in helping make Tennessee Tree Day 2024 a success? Please explore our sponsorship opportunity.

Learn How These Trees Benefit Pollinators

Learn more about the trees we planted in 2023

Community Benefits:
This annual event provides multigenerational benefits to our environment, wildlife, communities and people. As trees grow and mature, the kids that helped their parents plant the trees watch those trees grow year after year. Tennessee Tree Day provides an opportunity for residents to nourish their environment and community. Not only does this action provide a gift to future generations, trees planted through this program serve as conduits to a cleaner environment by absorbing harmful toxins and runoff, improving water quality and establishing new and enhanced wildlife and pollinator habitat.

Environmental Benefits:
According to data from the U.S. Forest Service , we have calculated the following benefits of the 924,760 trees we will have planted through our annual Tree Day events thus far. These benefits assume an 80% survival rate, and 50 year life-span of trees planted.

Clean air value estimated at $32 Billion in air pollution control ($62,000 per tree in 50 years).
Clean water value estimated at 32.5 billion gallons of rainfall intercepted and filtered in the tree canopy and root systems, reducing stormwater runoff and downstream flooding (1,000 gallons annually per tree).
Global warming mitigation value is estimated to be 450,000 tons of sequestered carbon dioxide (13 lbs CO2 per year per tree for first 10 years + 40 lbs per year for next 40 years).
3,000 additional acres of tree canopy, wildlife and pollinator habitat and forage (estimated 250 sq.ft. per tree)