Heartland Tree Alliance
Healthy People Need Healthy Trees
program mission
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 13,000 hours of time! The efforts put forth from these volunteers has enabled HTA to plant 17,874 trees, prune 3,264, and maintain an additional 2,527 trees by mulching or removing tree stakes.
heartland tree alliance projects
Learn more about how you can get involved with Heartland Tree Alliance.
Contribute to ourTREE FUND
Shape the future of our region's urban tree canopy by making a donation to the Heartland Tree Alliance's Tree Fund.
Every dollar donated supports efforts across the metropolitan region.
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.
learn moreheartland tree alliance FY 17-18 accomplishments
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3,426
volunteer hours worked
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7,330
trees planted
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58
citizens trained as TreeKeepers & OrchardKeepers
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1,175
youth educated about trees
VOLUNTEER with HTA
Join us in creating a sustainable community.
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.
1,600 people volunteer with BTG each year. Be part of the movement!
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HTA SPEAKERS
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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HTA Steering Committee
Kim Bomberger
NC and NE District Community Forester
Kansas Forest Service
Dustin Branick
Horticulture and Forestry Supervisor
City of Leawood Kansas
Corey Creed
Horticulture Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Chuck Conner
Community Forester
Missouri Department of Conservation
Leslie Dick
Belton Tree Board Member/Volunteer
Belton Missouri
Jared Lind
Park Maintenance Crew Leader
City of Lenexa Kansas
Lynn Loughary
Horticulture Extension Agent
Kansas State Extension Services
Janese Reed
Small Business Owner
Kansas City Missouri
Wendy Sangster
Community Forester
Missouri Department of Conservation
Jim Summers
Resident/Volunteer
Kansas City Missouri
Geoff Vossen
Transmission and Distribution Vegetation Manager
Kansas City Power & Light
Robert Whitman
Associate Vice President, Landscape Architect
Gould Evans Architects
Chris Wilson
Open Space Manager
City of Liberty Missouri
Heartland Tree Alliance Staff
- Sarah Crowder
Program Manager, ISA Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist SO-5327AM
- Matt VanderMolen
Program Associate
- Erin Bopp
Program Assistant
hta sponsors + partners
What's happening now
Volunteer: Plant Trees in the Northland
Great Opportunity for Northlanders! Woodneath Neighborhood Tree Planting Near I-35 and 152 Highway Kansas City, MO 64157 Two Dates to Choose From! Saturday, November 3, 9:00 AM – Noon Sign Up Saturday, November 10, 9:00 AM – Noon Sign Up Volunteer with Heartland Tree Alliance to plant street trees in the Woodneath neighborhood in the … Continued
Volunteer: Shoal Creek Tree Planting
Great Corporate Opportunity! Riparian Tree Planting Pleasant Valley Skate Park, Shoal Creek Kansas City, MO 64119 Two Dates to Choose From! Tues, Nov 13, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Sign Up Fri, Dec 7, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Sign Up Looking for a fun team-building outdoor experience? Volunteer with our Heartland Tree Alliance program to plant … Continued
“Pruning for Beginners” Workshops Of
Want to know the “right” way to prune those small trees around your home? Looking for a new way to give back to the community and like pruning trees? Our new “Pruning for Beginners” course might be just for you. Heartland Tree Alliance (HTA) is offering a new 2-hour course on basic tree pruning skills … Continued
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