Registration for the 2024 Yard Tree Giveaway is Open!
This year, we are giving away 3,000 trees and have 22 tree types to choose from. Register to pick up your tree at one of our six events. Register here
Eligibility Reminder
- Trees must be planted on private property inside Portland city limits.
- Limit 2 free trees per address.
- Trees may not be used to fulfill the requirements of a permit.
*Planting is available for people who need an accommodation.
**Remember to let us know which organization referred you.
Partnerships
Urban Forestry is excited to introduce our 2024 Yard Tree Giveaway (YTG) Outreach Contracts! Outreach Contractors assist Urban Forestry to promote the YTG program, by promoting the program through their networks and events and helping register people for trees. These contracts are funded through the Portland Clean Energy Fund's (PCEF) Community Partnership Program. Groups are chosen for these contracts because they are connected to underserved communities and communities living in our priority service areas.
Centennial Neighborhood Association
Centennial Community Association and Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association are Partners with Thrive East PDX, in a community coalition whose mission is to facilitate and support the community resilience programs that benefit all residents of Portland District 1 in East Portland. We believe green infrastructure from trees and native plants is essential to the health and well-being of our communities. We are glad to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Urban Forestry division to add to the tree cover and enhance shade equity in these neighborhoods. District 1 includes many neighborhoods where the tree canopy is under 20% and existing mature trees are being lost to development and transportation projects that remove trees.
Green Lents
Green Lents’mission is to cultivate a thriving, resilient, and environmentally-just community through engagement,
education and collective action in Lents and outer SE Portland, Oregon. The heart of our organization is our Community Tool Library on SE Ramona and 92nd, but we also have many projects throughout the neighborhood aimed at creating green spaces for pollinators and for people. We are excited to work with Urban Forestry on the Yard Tree Giveaway which is near and dear to our mission, and it is fun to see the enthusiasm matched by our community.
Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a public service organization that has been dedicated to serving the underserved communities in
Portland for over 40 years. While our primary focus is the Black community, through partnerships, volunteer efforts, programming, and scholarships, our services target and benefit all communities of color. A key component of our social action agenda is to prioritize partnering with organizations promoting climate justice, renewable energy, and sustainability. Therefore, we are excited to be a part of the Yard Tree Giveaway program, exposing our community to new opportunities.
Taking Ownership
Taking Ownershipis a Black-led reparations program whose mission is to assist in the creation of healthy homes
for Black homeowners via no-cost home improvements, and various programs that sustainably empower Black communities.” We understand that the effects of climate change disproportionately affect minorities and marginalized communities, and so we are excited at the opportunity to help develop tree canopy in typically overlooked communities and neighborhoods.
Volunteer with the Yard Tree Giveaway!
Have enough trees in your yard? You can still participate! Each Saturday in the fall we will host an event and give away about 300 trees! We need lots of help to make these events work. No prior experience necessary! We will provide all the training and tools you will need to be succeed. Click the arrows below to learn more about ways you can help. Visit our volunteer webpage to register.
Mulching
Each tree we give away comes with a bucket of mulch. Help fill buckets with mulch, deliver buckets to stations, load buckets into cars. Please note, this is a high impact activity and will require some physical activity. All tools will be provided.
Information
Hand out information booklets on how to care for your new trees, direct traffic to the correct stations, or take photos of all the fun! Training and materials will be provided to you on site.
Finding Root Flares
Often times trees are potted too deep. Help uncover root flares of the trees we giveaway and indicate the depth the tree should be planted. This is a high impact job, training and tools will be provided on site.
Planting Location
Yard trees should be planted a minimum of 10 feet from any side of your house, two feet from property lines or five feet from a driveway or water meter. For advice on where in your yard to plant your tree, check out Right Tree, Right Place from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Planting and Care
We’ll send you home with a free watering bucket filled with mulch and educational materials to show you how to properly plant and care for your tree. You can view and print the information on how to plant and care for your tree here: