Urban Forest Master Plan

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Tree Pittsburgh and our partners are currently developing an Urban Forest Master Plan for the city of Pittsburgh. An urban forest master plan is a road map, providing detailed information, recommendations, and resources needed to effectively and proactively manage and grow our urban forest. More importantly it describes a shared vision for the future of the urban forest to inspire and engage residents, business owners, elected officials and organizations in the care and protection of trees.

Learn more about the importance of an Urban Forest Master Plan here.

One of the most important components of an Urban Forest Master plan is public involvement and input. We need to hear from as many people as possible [including you and your friends and neighbors and relatives and coworkers] to protect and maintain our trees for generations to come.

What's your tree story?

Do you have a favorite tree memory? Do you like to look at a tree outside of your window? Or did you meet the love of your life sitting under a tree? Whatever it is, we want to hear your story.

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Tell Your Tree Story Through Video!

Send us a video of your tree story and we will add it to our Vimeo Channel.  Send the file as .mpg, .mov or .wmv, or send us a link to the video on your vimeo account.  Send videos and links to treestory@treepittsburgh.org.  (Read the terms and conditions of Tree Pittsburgh using your video here.)

Tell Your Tree Story Through Text!

Write your tree story as a paragraph, a poem, a haiku, anything.  Send your text to us.  Tell your tree story here.

Tell Your Tree Story Another Way!

You can also send photos, artwork, longer stories, articles, and more to treestory@treepittsburgh.org, by adding them to our Flickr Pool Pittsburgh Trees or by sending them in the mail to:

Tree Stories, 5427 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15206.

Get Involved

Our goal is to connect with everyone in Pittsburgh, but we can’t do it alone. Please help spread the word to your friends, neighbors and coworkers. Tell them about this site and encourage them to share their ideas and tree stories. The more people who know about this effort, the better chance we have of protecting one of Pittsburgh’s greatest assets for future generations.