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.
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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2,501
volunteer hours worked
5,533
trees planted
65
citizens trained as TreeKeepers & OrchardKeepers
635
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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NC and NE District Community Forester
Kansas Forest Service
Horticulture and Forestry Supervisor
City of Leawood Kansas
Horticulture Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Community Forester
Missouri Department of Conservation
Belton Tree Board Member/Volunteer
Belton Missouri
Park Maintenance Crew Leader
City of Lenexa Kansas
Horticulture Extension Agent
Kansas State Extension Services
Small Business Owner
Kansas City Missouri
Community Forester
Missouri Department of Conservation
Transmission and Distribution Vegetation Manager
Kansas City Power & Light
Associate Vice President, Landscape Architect
Gould Evans Architects
Program Manager, ISA Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist SO-5327AM
Program Coordinator
Community Outreach Specialist
Program Associate
Neighborhood Specialist
Educator and Workday Coordinator
Energy Saving Trees Program Saturday, May 4, 8:15 AM – Noon KCPL Connect, 1710 Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64108 KCP&L and Bridging The Gap, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program, are offering a limited number of free trees to customers in zip codes 64110, 64109, 64127, 64128, and 64130. These trees … Continued
In recent weeks, Kansas City has seen multiple storm events that caused damage to our tree canopy. Whether it be wind or snow, this damage can have lasting effects to the structural integrity of trees in your yard. It is important that you follow a few steps to ensure the safety of yourself and your … Continued
On January 17, Bridging The Gap honored our volunteers with a volunteer appreciation luncheon held at the Kauffman Conference Center. This event was a rare and unique opportunity to gather BTG volunteers across all programs into one room, thanks to a volunteer appreciation grant from Cargill Cares! The lunch was sold-out, with more than 60 … Continued
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
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