In Kansas City, Heartland Tree Alliance (a program of Bridging The Gap), Community Capital Fund, UMKC Center for Neighborhoods, the City of Kansas City, and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) partner to provide tree planting, maintenance, information, and additional resources to neighborhoods.
 
Heartland Tree Alliance (HTA) brings communities together to plant and care for Kansas City’s urban trees with free tree programs, education and training, an arborist pre-apprenticeship program, volunteer engagement, and more.
 
Community Capital Fund was selected by The Nature Conservancy as an awardee for a Treesilience pilot in partnership with the Eastwood Hills Community Association for fall of 2024. Resources are limited and will cover removal of some dead ash trees on private property in the Eastwood Hills neighborhood. HTA will provide tree replacement and education through their partnership with the City of Kansas City. Participants of Tree Corps, their arborist pre-apprenticeship, will be given opportunity to observe operations. Forest ReLeaf and MDC have provided technical assistance.
 
Resources in Kansas City:
Request assistance with a public tree (city parks and rights-of-way)
Sign up for city tree giveaways
Request a street tree
Tree Corps
Tree Keepers
MDC Community Forestry Cost Share
Find an Arborist
Community Capital Fund
Bridging The Gap

If you’re interested in Treesilience or participating in Tree Corps, contact Heartland Tree Alliance or use the form below.

target neighborhoods

Partner focus areas are priority zip codes from the City of Kansas City Missouri Health Commission Community Health Improvement Plan (KC-CHIP) adopted by KC Parks as Quality of Life Investment Districts (QLID), Tier 1 from MDC’s community conservation mapping and Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool.

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