Trees need people, too. Help us look after those we’ve planted to date. Don’t just hug a tree, take care of one near you today! Here’s how:

ADOPT a tree on your street, on your block or in your neighborhood, one that you feel deserves and needs your help.

To make a tree officially yours, sign up on our Adopt-a-Tree website and tell us which tree you’d like to adopt. Plus we’ll give you all the training and tools you need to care for it.

You can keep everyone up to date on everything you and your tree are doing via the Adopt-a-Tree site, and through your Twitter and Facebook accounts.

If your business or company is interested in adopting one or more street or reforestation trees, please visit our Trees and Retail page.

I’ve adopted my tree. Now what?

Now you start taking care of your tree. That means:

• Watering
• Weeding
• Mulching
• Pruning
• Building or installing a tree guard
• Removing litter
• Putting up a “Curb Your Dog” sign
• Preventing harmful waste being poured into the bed
• Planting flowers in the tree bed

You can also attend one of our free workshops where you’ll get free training, tools and a Parks permit to work on both street and reforestation trees. Learn more about the Stewardship Corps Program.

To request a schedule of upcoming workshops, email stewardship@milliontreesnyc.org

VISIT a reforestation site out in a more remote natural area and claim a tree as your own.

Natural Areas Volunteers

Natural Areas Volunteers is a new service program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers for a variety of ecological projects across the city, supporting MillionTreesNYC reforestation efforts. NAV is looking for dedicated volunteers to help weed and monitor new tree plantings. Volunteer stewards will be trained in invasive weed identification and removal techniques. Stewards must attend 3 training sessions (see dates below)and commit to volunteer 12 hours over the summer in weeding reforestation sites. New Reforestation Stewardship volunteers will need to attend one indoor and two indoor sessions.

For more information please contact us at NAV@parks.nyc.gov or (212) 360-3318.

Upcoming NAV training dates and locations:

• Reforestation Stewardship at Van Cortlandt Park, BRONX
• Reforestation Stewardship at Pelham Bay Park, BRONX
• Reforestation Stewardship at Floyd Bennett Field, BROOKLYN
• Reforestation Stewardship at Marine Park, BROOKLYN
• Reforestation Stewardship at Alley Pond Park, QUEENS
• Reforestation Stewardship at Clove Lakes Park, STATEN ISLAND