Tree Planting in durham
The City of Durham’s Urban Forestry Division is planting 8,500 street trees over the next 3 years
The City of Durham’s Urban Forestry Division is increasing planting efforts with 4,000 additional trees over the next 3 years. Combined with their regular annual planting, Durham will have a total of 8,500 new street trees in this period! Planting began in Fall 2025.
strategic plan
Durham is also conducting a city-wide canopy study and an inventory of all city trees. Together, the canopy and inventory assessments will measure current tree coverage within Durham’s urban growth boundary, help us understand the health of our current canopy, and lead to identification of new suitable planting areas.
get involved
Keep Durham Beautiful is reaching out to communities in designated planting areas to spread awareness of the process and information about the benefits of urban trees. In tandem with the city planting efforts, KDB is hosting educational workshops, volunteer plantings, and tree giveaway events. Tree giveaways are for any resident, organization, or business who would like to plant trees on their land, such as in yards, schools, places of worship, and other community spaces.
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Partners
Funding for this project is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, in partnership with the City of Durham. These institutions are equal opportunity providers.