Accomplishments and Awards

In addition to beautifying our local neighborhoods and community spaces, Trees Atlanta also focuses on planting trees along the sidewalks of our central business district and in spaces created in adjoining parking lots. Since its inception in 1985, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed more than 81,000 trees in the city of Atlanta; downtown alone is home to over 20,000 large shade trees.

Some of the urban-hardy species Trees Atlanta plants are:

Willow Oak	Legacy Sugar Maple
Green Vase Zelkova	Village Green Zelkova
Lacebark Elm	Darlington Oak
Norther Red Oak	Southern Magnolia
Natchez Crepe Myrtle	Horeschestnut

You can find many of these trees planted along the following downtown streets:

Spring Street	Carnegie Way	Ellis Street
Williams Street	Courtland Avenue	Marietta Street
International Boulevard	Peachtree Center Avenue	Luckie Street
Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd	Central Avenue	Trinity Avenue
Auburn Avenue	Northside Drive	Techwood Drive

Trees Atlanta has done major tree plantings around:

Georgia Dome	World Congress Center
Georgia State University	MARTA stations
Georgia Tech	Atlanta University Center
Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site	AT&T

Candler Park MARTA Station, 1997

Before Trees Atlanta planted

Candler Park MARTA Station, 2003

After Trees Atlanta planted

When Trees Atlanta plants and maintains large shade trees downtown, specialized landscape contractors are hired to do the work. This work has to be done very carefully because there are numerous utility lines under the ground along with granite foundations of old buildings. Many downtown Trees Atlanta trees are primarily planted in landscape strips created at the edges of parking lots. These landscape areas are enhanced with evergreen shrubs to provide year-round green. Trees Atlanta maintains (water, spray, and prune) the street trees for a three-year period and continues to care for the trees if they have special needs. The parking lot owners agree to maintain trees planted on their property. Trees Atlanta is one of the few citizens' tree groups in the country with a three-year maintenance program.

Contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations make these plantings possible.Trees Atlantaoffers memberships to individuals, families, corporations, and civic groups at many levels. Some tree plantings have been funded by U.S. Forest Service grants.

Awards

2009

First Place (with Gay Construction Company), The Home Depot Foundation

2008

"Environmental Initiative Award", EarthShare of Georgia

National Runner-Up in the Awards of Excellence for Community Trees (Large City Division), The

Home Depot Foundation

2006

Finalist in the Awards of Excellence for Community Trees, The Home Depot Foundation

Signature Grant Recipient in the "Spirit" Category, HUMANA Atlanta Benefits

2004

"Outstanding Environmental Contribution", Fulton County Citizens Commission of the Environment

2002

"Robert McGee Balentine Horticulture Award" (Presented to Marcia Bansley), Southeastern Flower

Show

2001

"The John Swain Volunteer of the Year Award", The Boys and Girls Club

2000

"2000 President's Award", The Atlanta Planning Advisory Board

1999

"Bridge Building Award" (Presented to Greg Levine), The Reynoldstown RRC

"15th Anniversary Award" (Presented to Marcia Bansley), Gardens for Peace

1995

"Environmental Friend of the Industry Award" (Presented to Marcia Bansley, Georgia Green industry

Association

1990

"1990 Award of Achievement", Global ReLeaf

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