Grit City Tree Count

Help Inventory Tacoma’s Trees

Summer 2026 – Grit City Tree Count continues!

After a temporary pause in funding, we are excited to continue forward the work of the Grit City Tree Count! As we reconfigure our next steps, sign up below to stay up to date for all future trainings and events!

Thank you to all Tacoma community scientists for 4 successful trainings!

We really appreciate everyone in the community that came out in May for our Grit City Tree Count trainings and everyone that participated in a past training. Please sign up below to receive updates about the future of the project!

Grit City Tree Count training dates for 2025

Why Inventory Trees?

Tree inventories are essential for protecting trees and communities. They provide essential information about trees within the city, such as the species, location, condition, and size.

A more complete tree inventory will add capacity for the City of Tacoma to:

Quantify urban forest benefits and economic value
Manage hazards
Plan for land use change
Prioritize tree maintenance
Conserve biodiversity
Adapt for mitigating the effects of climate change and invasive species
Show where there is planting opportunities
Provide data for developing urban forest policy and regulation
Generate support for urban forest programs and resources

Environmental Disparity and Inequity

Participate in this program to help address urban forest and environmental health disparities by identifying areas for tree planting. Participate in training and inventory events this summer to learn skills and knowledge for equitably growing Tacoma’s urban forest.

Results of the inventories will be shared to raise awareness of vulnerabilities and opportunities to enhance community resilience to urban and community forestry issues.

Street with few trees — Street without trees in South Tacoma

Street with many horse chestnut trees — Street with many old trees in North Tacoma

More Tree Inventory Trainings Coming in Spring of 2026!

Free training events will be held this spring to teach individuals how to identify trees, how to use the tree tracking software, and how to identify trees that are unhealthy.

Use the sign up below to register for the Grit City Tree Count!

Community Involvement

Help grow and keep our neighborhoods healthy

Tacoma needs more community involvement in urban forestry programs.

Learn skills you can use everyday

Volunteers will learn skills for identifying and caring for trees.

Tacoma Tree Foundation volunteers planting

Grit City Tree Count – Sign Up

Name

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Phone

Are you interested in receiving compensation for participating?

Gift cards may be available for compensating participants with demonstrated need.

Are you a student? If so, what school, college, or university?

Are you enrolled in school, college, or university?

Are you currently enrolled, or eligible to participate, in any of the below programs?

Are you enrolled or eligible for any of these programs? Washington Quest EBT program, WIC nutrition program, foster parenting and kinship care, TPU Payment Assistance Program.

Optional - why are you interested in participating in the volunteer tree inventory?

Please use this space to share more about your interests in the project (e.g. help my community, learn new skills).

Questions or Comments

Please let us know if you have any questions or comments at this time.

Funding

Funding for this project is provided by the Washington’s Department of Natural Resources 2024 Washington Community Forestry Assistance Grants.