Come grow with ACT! Join our vital coalition of organizations dedicated to the same cause - restoring community forests for the benefit of all people. ACT is the only national organization solely focused on the needs of nonprofit and community organizations engaged in urban forest protection. Our work is improving the environment where 86% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers.
Membership Benefits
ACT is a membership association. Our independent, community-based members are planting, preserving, and maintaining the tree canopies of all major metro markets and many towns in between.
Influence: ACT serves as a collective voice in urban forestry.
Education: ACT provides formal training seminars and workshops.
Networking: ACT is the perfect venue for giving advice, making new contacts, and sharing ideas.
College Park, Md. (March 1, 2010)- The Alliance for Community Trees, in partnership with The Home Depot(r) Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of over $100,000 in grants awarded by the National NeighborWoods Program(tm). NeighborWoods is a nationwide initiative that engages the public in hands-on action to produce tangible improvements to community health through tree planting and stewardship. Eleven organizations were honored in the national competition, which promotes strategic partnerships between greening organizations and affordable housing providers. Grant funds will support tree planting to enhance the health and livability of affordable homes.
The Alliance for Community Trees is pleased to invite you to the second-annual Green Infrastructure Summit, to be held on April 20-21 at Washington, DC's Stewart Mott House and adjoining United Methodist Building. The two-day event will feature conversations with the country's top authorities on forward-thinking solutions to urban environmental health and livability.
Washington, DC (February 17, 2010)- ACT's Policy Committee met today and set the following five priorities for this year's national advocacy agenda: Climate Bill, Green Communities Act, Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act, SBA Tree Planting Program, and U&CF Program. There are many other issues and bills that we continue to work on at a national level, but our hope is that every member will push together on these five issues this year.
