TACOMA TREE FOUNDATION · Volunteer With Tacoma Tree Foundation

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Please let us know if you are volunteering as an individual (or family unit) or for an organization/large group.

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Are you willing to drive your own vehicle with some basic supplies like potted plants, mulch, and shovels?

Caravanning and carpooling may be available or required for some events. Details will be provided with any events you specifically choose to join.

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How do you want to volunteer at Tacoma Tree Foundation? *

We welcome all ages of volunteer support. Please recognize that 17 and younger need adult supervision and permission to volunteer.

Education: Welcome and check in attendees to our tree walks, presentations, or workshops, or help us lead creative activities at our tabling events. All Weather, opportunities for sitting, lower physical labor, year-round. 16+

Fundraising Support: Assist at fundraising events as well as by helping us spread the word about a campaign. All-weather, sitting, standing, walking, actively listening and talking, lower physical labor, year-round. Age 16+

Language Volunteers: Active outreach to the language group, listening, translating, interpreting, informing, consulting, and conversing about our programs in your language and English. Locations might be farmer's markets, museums, libraries, or parks. All-weather, sitting, standing, walking, actively listening and talking, lower physical labor, year-round. Age 16+.

Outreach: Active reach out to the public, listening, informing, consulting, and conversing about our programs. Locations might be farmer's markets, museums, libraries, or door-to-door canvassing in priority neighborhoods. All-weather, sitting, standing, walking, actively listening and talking, lower physical labor, year round. Age 16+.

Trained Volunteers: Tree Stewards are trained to connect their neighbors with resources to trees and tree health. Tree Captains are trained to lead small groups of volunteers in planting trees with TTF. Free, 1 day trainings for volunteers who want to build skills and contribute more to the growth of the urban forest. All-weather, active listening and talking, accommodations for physical labor, year round. 18+

Tree Planting: Join a small team led by trained tree captains to plant large trees in parks or residential properties. All weather, heavy lifting, digging, higher physical labor, spring and fall only. All Ages.

Tree Potting/Nursery Support: Plant small trees into pots or weed/maintain nursery sites and planting tools. All weather, opportunities for sitting, lower physical labor, held at one location, spring and summer only. All Ages.

Tree Share: Support TTF team in guiding residents in choosing the right tree for their property. Outdoor customer service, spring and fall only. 18+

General (I just want to volunteer however I can)

I am over the age of 18

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Check any that apply and check all if you are fully available

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Tell us more about the skills you bring as a volunteer.

e.g. I love gardening, or I have a degree I want to use skills from

Welcome to the team!

Thank you for your commitment to greening neighborhoods across Tacoma and the surrounding urban complex. Please consider donating today to help neighborhoods in need of more tree cover.

We care about our volunteers and their wellbeing. For each event, you will be required to sign a release of liability, accept TTF and Covid policies, and state your photo permission choice (yes or no).