150th Arbor Day Celebration: Adopt a Tree with Tree Pittsburgh

ECS is excited to work with our partner, Tree Pittsburgh, to provide families with FREE trees for the 150th Arbor Day celebration. In honor of Earth Month, Arbor Day, and the District’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, please consider adopting a tree today! Register below for your FREE tree at your preferred pick-up location by Tuesday, April 26.

Tree distribution will occur on Friday, April 29. Please indicate your student’s first and last name and grade level when registering for your tree regardless of your pick-up method. Trees will go home through the following methods:

• Pick up your tree during student dismissal.

• Send your tree home on the bus with your student.

• Pick up your tree at your selected location anytime between 4 and 6 p.m.

Why Adopt a Tree?

Trees have loads of environmental and health benefits. Trees provide cooling shade, clean the air, and protect our waterways from toxic stormwater runoff. Trees provide habitat for wildlife and bring beauty to our communities. Trees and forests in Allegheny County are at constant threat of pests and disease as well as increasingly severe weather events and development pressures. It’s up to us to grow and protect this critical natural resource, and planting trees on private property is one of the most effective ways to do it. You are a tree hero, and we can’t thank you enough! Please plant your tree in your front or backyard! These trees are not meant to be planted between the sidewalk and the street.

How Do I Care for my Tree?

Tree Pittsburgh is dedicated to helping you maintain your tree once you pick it up. Follow this How to Guide to become an expert tree planter.