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Take local climate action by volunteering with the Urban Forestry campaign!

Join Eco-Cycle, the PLAY Boulder Foundation, and the Cool Boulder Initiative in a Neighborhood Urban Forest Campaign this spring!

Communities must prepare for climatic extremes. The shade and evaporative cooling provided by trees and other plants will be an increasingly critical part of keeping communities safe and livable for humans and our ecological communities (like pollinators).

That’s why the City of Boulder, in collaboration with local partners like Eco-Cycle, has initiated Cool Boulder, a nature-based climate solutions campaign uniting community members to forge a resilient climate future. Last fall, we planted over 85 native trees and shrubs in our community, and we're expanding our efforts!

This spring, we are continuing to build a Neighborhood Urban Forest together, and we need your help!

Here’s how YOU can be part of the solution as a volunteer:

Tree deliveries: May 3 & 4
Trees (size #5) will need to be delivered to their new homes! We are looking for volunteers with pickup trucks or trailers who can deliver within the 3 neighborhoods.

Support tree planting: May 3 & 4
Some of our participants will need help planting their trees. If you feel comfortable and confident moving moderately heavy trees and digging holes in participants' yards, this may be for you! Please note that participants will sign waivers before the visit, and that you will be doing visits alone or paired with another volunteer.

Get the word out: Throughout April
In order to build out our canopy, we need neighbors to sign up to receive a free tree or shrub! If you live in or near one of the participating neighborhoods, you can volunteer to spread the word through networks like Nextdoor or local online groups, and anyone can volunteer to post resources in public spaces.

Adopt a public tree: Details TBD
This opportunity is not yet available, but in the future we hope to be able to engage volunteers to steward trees that we plant in public places. This would involve visiting your assigned/chosen trees and letting us know if they need help or maintenance (and ideally doing small acts of maintenance when possible). We will let you know if/when this becomes available if you express interest below.

Fill out this interest form to sign up to volunteer!

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

City*

Which program neighborhood would you prefer to volunteer in (see photo above)?

1 2 3 no preference/all

I have a truck and would like to deliver trees, shrubs, and bags of compost to houses within the 3 neighborhoods

Yes No

I am interested in volunteering to help participants plant their trees or shrubs

Yes No

I am interested in volunteering to spread the word within the participating neighborhoods to increase awareness and participation

Yes No

I would like to learn more about volunteering to steward trees in public spaces in the participating neighborhoods when opportunities are available

Yes No

Submit

Thank you for filling out the volunteer form!

If you live in one of the participating neighborhoods, please click here to sign up.

Eco-Cycle will be in touch soon with next steps and details. We are excited to embark on this project with you!

Please email [email protected] with any questions.