Urban Forestry

Anyone who cares about trees and understands how they help humans and wildlife should volunteer with us. You can help us to replace trees lost to storms, wildfires, disease, or human removal. Shreveport has been recognized as a Tree City USA recipient for the past 24 years!

Urban & Community Forestry Program

Shreveport Green partners with Arbor Day Foundation and Louisiana Urban and Community Forestry Program to make citizens aware of how valuable city trees are to their lives. This program increases public awareness of the benefits of trees, the best trees to plant for Northwest Louisiana, when and how to plant trees, and how to maintain trees.

Arbor Day Celebration

Louisiana celebrates Arbor Day each year on the 3rd Friday in January. Shreveport Green conducts activities in January to raise awareness for better tree selection, plantings, and maintenance habits.

Tree Legacy Program

The Tree Legacy Program provides a way for you to invest in the future of Shreveport by planting trees. Donations may be made in any amount and will be combined with other contributions to purchase trees to be planted on public lands in our community. Individual tree memorials can be facilitated. These special projects include a large tree and plaque.

We at Shreveport Green believe in planting trees for posterity. They enrich our lives emotionally and physically. They make our homes more valuable and our cities more liveable. Communities that value their urban forests have discovered the economic benefits of such a program. Cities beautifully planted with trees are more likely to attract new businesses and are more appealing to tourists. Trees are good for business.

This program offers a unique opportunity for you to honor or remember a special person by making a contribution to the Tree Legacy Program. In addition to memorials, suggestions for donations include the birth of a child, holidays, anniversaries and even a "thank you" to a guest speaker.

Tree Distribution Programs

With support from the Arbor Day Foundation, we host FREE tree distributions multiple times throughout the Fall and Winter seasons! Check our calendar for updates on these distribution days.

Benefits and Facts About Trees

Trees are important to humans and wildlife:

  • Reduce air pollution

  • Reduce conditions that cause asthma and other respiratory problems

  • Lower heat temperatures and provide shade

  • Reduce energy costs when planted near buildings

  • Reduce noise caused by traffic

  • Tree roots stabilize soil to prevent erosion

  • Decrease storm water runoff which reduces flooding

  • Trees are shelter to many animals

More than aesthetically pleasing, urban trees are a vital component of the infrastructure of any community, providing multiple economic and health benefits. We believe in the preservation and restoration of our urban forests. The Home Depot Foundation believes urban forestry efforts should:

  • Incorporate a diverse array of trees to guard against disease and infestations

  • Utilize native trees to take advantage of the region's climate & conserve water

  • Engage community volunteers in the planting & maintenance of their neighborhood trees

Specific areas of our local community have sustained tornado and ice storm damage over the last four years. Additionally, severe droughts over the past five years have drastically impacted the viability of many of our trees. Our CityGreen analysis showed that portions of many of our older neighborhoods are sorely lacking in canopy cover. By increasing the canopy cover, we hope to offer the residents a cooler and more attractive environment, thus encouraging them to mingle outside and interact with their neighbors, as well as enjoy all of the benefits that a good tree canopy can offer!