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Friends of the Urban Forest
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We connect people with nature & each other by planting & caring for San Francisco’s trees & gardens. Visit us at www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org. #urbanforestry #urbanforests
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Do you want to spend more time outside 🌳, meet new people 👋 & make a difference in your community in 2026 💚? Volunteer with us! Friends of the Urban Forest’s volunteers plant & care for hundreds of trees in San Francisco every month.

🌿 Learn more 🌿
www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...
About 30 people standing on a sidewalk while they listen to the Friends of the Urban Forest volunteer orientation before a tree planting event.
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Want a sneak peek into our 2026 plans?

🌳 Plant MORE trees where they’re needed most.

💧Strengthen our tree care & watering in partnership w. @sfpublicworks.bsky.social.

🪏Advance our urban forestry workforce development program.

💚 GIVE 💚
give.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/campaign/752...
A person stands on a ladder and gestures up at a tree canopy during a street tree planting. People standing on the sidewalk listen.
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Because of you, in 2025, we were able to:

🌳 Plant 1,500+ street trees across SF
💧Water 1,100 trees (on average) each week
💚 Care for over 3,000 trees
🪏 Engage & train hundreds of volunteers & workforce development program participants

GIVE today! 💚
give.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/campaign/752...
The text says, Because of you we planted 1500+ trees last year! With your support, we can plant 150 more trees in 2026. Four photos of volunteers planting trees and sidewalk gardens in San Francisco.
December 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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What a fun planting in Mission Terrace last weekend! 35 volunteers planted 50 trees.🌳

💚 Big thanks to Hawk Creek Farm for letting us use their farm as our meeting place!

#sanfrancisco #volunteer #urbanforestry
Three smiling people prepare the soil to plant a street tree. Two smiling people stand on either side of a newly planted street tree. Five smiling people stand on either side of a newly planted street tree. Five smiling people stand on either side of a newly planted street tree.
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Did you know that in addition to cooling hot streets and soaking up stormwater, street trees also boost our spirits? 💚

Read more about why trees make you happy!
www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/post/why-tre...

#sanfrancisco #urbanforest #urbanforestry
A smiling person wearing overalls. In the background, two people plant a street tree.
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Visitacion Valley has 46 new street trees! 🌳 Last weekend, 45 volunteers + 15 fabulous Planting Leaders made Visitaction Valley greener!

💚 Huge thanks to Albourne and Cambium for their volunteers and support!

#sanfrancisco #volunteer #urbanforestry
Eight smiling people stand on either side and in front of a newly planted street tree. Eleven smiling people stand on either side and in front of a newly planted street tree. Group shot of 15 people on the street at a tree planting Group shot of 12 people on the street at a tree planting with a container full of tree planting tools in the foreground.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Get outside, meet new people, and green our city! 🌳 Be a tree planting volunteer in Mission Terrace on Sat. 12/13. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to get your hands in the dirt!

💚 Sign up today! www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/events/missi...

#sanfrancisco #volunteer #urbanforestry
Five people stand on either side of a newly planted street tree
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Because of YOU, we reached our goal of $15,000! Your generosity unlocked a full match from our Board, doubling your impact to $30,000 for San Francisco’s urban forest. 🌳

Thank you for planting hope, equity and resilience. 🌿

#sanfrancisco #urbanforestry
Two people pull at opposite ends of a stack of buckets. Another person smiles in the background as they rake wood chips.
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Today is GivingTuesday, or as we call it, GreeningTuesday! When you give today, your gift will plant more than a tree.

💚 It plants hope.
💚 It plants equity.
💚 It plants a greener future for all San Franciscans.

All gifts up to $15K will be matched!
give.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/campaign/741...
A photo of two people standing in front of a large pile of dirt holding big shovels. A photo of a person holding a large tree root ball. A photo of two people installing cross braces on a new street tree. A close up of a cross brace that says Friends of the Urban Forest. Text says Double your impact! Let’s plant more trees! #greeningtuesday Our board is matching your gift today!
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The Crocker-Amazon is 52 trees greener! We’ll be back in 2026 to plant more trees 🎉

Join us for our last community tree plantings 🌳 and tree care ✂️ events of 2025! www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...

#sanfranciso #volunteering #urbanforestry
Four people plant a street tree. A smiling person stands in the back of a pickup truck and gives orientation directions. A smiling person unloads a tree from the back of a pickup truck. A smiling person gives a thumbs up while planting a street tree.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Every tree planted begins with someone who cares. Someone like YOU 💚. Next Tuesday, 12/2, your gift will be doubled ✨✨ through our GreeningTuesday match for up to $15,000, turning your generosity into even more trees & greater resilience for our city! give.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/campaign/741...
A smiling person installs a cross brace on a newly planted street tree while another person holds the tree stakes. Another person stands in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Thank you, Excelsior! 35 trees were planted! We're excited to get back into the neighborhood soon to plant more! 🌳💚🌳

#sanfranciso #volunteering #urbanforestry
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Save the Date: GreeningTuesday is 12/2! We are reimagining GivingTuesday as GreeningTuesday — a day to help green our city! 🌳

This GreeningTuesday your gift will be matched by our generous board up to $15,000—doubling your impact! 💚
give.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/campaign/741... #givingtuesday
Photo of nine people standing on either side of a newly planted street tree.
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Happy volunteers after a morning of tree care in the Outer Sunset! Big thanks to @colliers.com for their energy & support!

🌿 You can be a tree care volunteer, too!
www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...

#sanfranciso #volunteering #urbanforestry
Seven people stand on either side of a young street tree.
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A lovely group of volunteers planted over 30 trees in the Excelsior! Big thanks to them, to our wonderful Planting Leaders (Anthony, Bob, Edward, Frank, Joshua, Michael, Nelson, and Stephanie), to our Planting Leader-in-training Jacki, and to Albourne for their energy and support!

#sanfrancisco
Three people plant a street tree. Eight people hold up a banner that says, We are Friends of the Urban Forest. Four people plant a street tree. Five people hold up a banner that says, We are Friends of the Urban Forest.
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Calling all tree care volunteers! You’re needed this Friday (11/14) in Potrero Hill-Mission and through the end of 2025 in Potrero Hill-Mission, Portola, Outer Mission, and Oceanview.

🌿 Sign up today! www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...

#sanfranciso #volunteering #urbanforestry
Three people with tree care tools look up at a tree.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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In honor of #cop30 starting today, we’re sharing 4 reasons why street trees matter! Street trees are powerful tools to combat the effects of climate change. You can help grow our urban forest by raising awareness around the importance of street trees 💚 www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/post/4-reaso...
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Yesterday was a beautiful day for our New Roots & Green Crew (workforce development programs) to plant California native plants beneath a coast live oak at the @sfpublicworks.bsky.social Street Tree Nursery! 🌼🌱🌿 They planted California bee plant, yarrow & bush anemone.

#sanfrancisco #urbanforestry
Four people with planting tools at the San Francisco Public Works Street Tree Nursery.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Did you know that since 1981, Friends of the Urban Forest has planted 60,000 trees in San Francisco? That’s almost half of the city’s tree canopy!

🌳 Help us grow our urban forest! 💚 Be a tree planting volunteer: www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...

#sanfranciso #volunteering
Graphic of a tree and the text: Did you know? Since 1981, Friends of the Urban Forest has planted 60,000 trees in San Francisco. That’s almost half of the city’s tree canopy!
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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You can make a difference one tree at a time! Join us for our last community tree plantings of 2025. Get outdoors, meet new people, and learn about trees. Be a tree planting volunteer!

🌿 www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...

#sanfrancisco #volunteering
A person helps to install a tree stake and cross brace.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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As part of our new initiative, Trees of Faith for San Francisco, we planted 39 trees in the Bayview in collaboration with The Providence Foundation of San Francisco (founded by the Providence Baptist Church).

🌿 Join us at a community tree planting!
www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...
Four people stand in front of a newly planted tree. Five people stand on either side of a newly planted tree. Three people stand beside a newly planted tree. Two people install stakes around a newly planted tree.
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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After trees are planted, they need lots of love! 💚 These wonderful folks from Temasek came out on a Friday to mulch 🍂, prune ✂️, and nurture 🌱 newly planted trees in the Outer Sunset.

🌿 You can be a tree care or tree planting volunteer, too! www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/volunteer-op...
Group photo of 17 smiling people
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The ground beneath concrete has often been covered for 100+ years! Adding compost & planting mix rejuvenates the soil & makes it a healthy home for a new street tree.🌳 When possible, we always try to auger to aerate the soil & make tree planting easier for our beloved volunteers! 💚 #urbanforestry
Four bags of planting mix on the four corners of an empty tree basin.
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Tree planting volunteers needed November 1st in the Excelsior! Join us for a morning of planting followed by a delicious lunch to celebrate. 🎉 No experience is needed, just a willingness to get your hands in the dirt! 🌳 💚 #sanfrancisco #volunteering

www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org/events/excel...
Group photo of 8 smiling people sitting on the sidewalk after planting.
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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20 coast live oaks (trees native to the Bay Area) were planted at the McLaren Park Native Plant Garden & along the Crosstown Trail’s new Roundabout route! 🌳

Thank you to all of the volunteers, to Arcadis for their generous support & to Fran Martin of the Visitacion Valley Greenway Project. 🌿
A group photo of eight smiling people. Five smiling people stand on either side of a newly planted tree. About thirty people listening to someone speak while standing on a step ladder Trees loaded into the back of a Friends of the Urban Forest truck
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM