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Friends of the Urban Forest
@sftrees.bsky.social
We connect people with nature & each other by planting & caring for San Francisco’s trees & gardens. Visit us at www.friendsoftheurbanforest.org. #urbanforestry #urbanforests
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...
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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...
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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...
December 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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...
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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...
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
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
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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
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
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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...
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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...
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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...
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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. 🌿
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM