The mission of Heartland Tree Alliance is to engage people of the Greater Kansas City region to take action and advocate for a healthy community forest.
Heartland Tree Alliance educates people about all the critically important benefits created by urban trees, why these trees need extra care, and the proper ways to give them that care. We also organize planting events, pruning events and tree care workdays so people can get involved.
Since 2005, HTA volunteers have donated over 10,000 hours of time! The efforts put forth from these volunteers has enabled HTA to plant 13,697 trees, prune 2,674, and maintain an additional 2,446 trees by mulching or removing tree stakes.
Learn more about how you can get involved with Heartland Tree Alliance.
Shape the future of our region's urban tree canopy by making a donation to the Heartland Tree Alliance's Tree Fund.
The Heartland Tree Alliance's Tree Fund supports tre planting events and education programs across the Kansas City region. Once your city's fund reaches $1,000 we will coordinate a volunteer planting events with your city forester.
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volunteer hours worked
1,281
trees planted
45
citizens trained as Tree Keepers
1,121
youth educated about trees
Calling all tree lovers! Volunteer with Bridging The Gap’s Heartland Tree Alliance (HTA) program! At our workdays, we explain why it’s important to maintain and increase our urban tree canopy, then we split into small groups to prune, plant or mulch small trees. We work throughout the metropolitan area, on both sides of the state line.
Heartland Tree Alliance can provide a speaker for your next meeting! Our presentations are designed for neighborhood associations, businesses, and other groups in the Kansas City region.
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Kansas City Power & Light
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