We’re growing the next generation of environmental leaders through ForUsTree! 🌿
By April 2026, we’ll have hired 32 people through ForUsTree, 39% of our total project goal. 💚
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#ForUsTree #YouthConservation #UrbanForestry #HARC
We’ve planted or distributed 16,818 native trees so far, reaching 31% of our 54,310-tree goal across ForUsTree communities. 🌳
With 42 species in the ground, we’re growing cooler, healthier, more resilient neighborhoods every day. 💚
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#ForUsTree #TreeCanopy #HARC
🌿 Have questions about ForUsTree? We’d love to connect!
Our contact form is open to anyone interested in participating or learning more.
👉 Visit forustreehtx.org to reach out.
Let’s grow a greener, more resilient Houston together. 🌳
#FUT #ForUsTree #HARC
Harris County community members: share your experiences with heat & thoughts on tree planting in your neighborhood!
Your feedback helps guide ForUsTree and build a cooler, greener Houston.
📋 Take the survey: bit.ly/ForUsTreeSur... 🌳
#HARC #FUT #ForUsTree
ForUsTree is creating a greener, healthier Houston! As of May 2025:
🍎 1,200 fruit trees
🌱 2,006 native trees & shrubs
💨 14M lbs CO₂ removed
💧 12M gallons stormwater captured
Learn more: www.forustreehtx.org 🌿
#HARC #FUT #ForUsTree #TreeCanopy
🌳 Check out the redesigned ForUsTree website!
✨ Explore new interactive heat and canopy tools
📊 See updated impact data
🤝 Find ways to get involved
Learn more & take action → forustreehtx.org 🌿
#FUT #ForUsTree #HARC
🍎🌳 Saturday’s Native Fruit Tree Giveaway was a hit! @the-sca.bsky.social , with support from HARC, @harriscopct2.bsky.social & Channelview ISD, gave away 400 trees! 🌱
Learn more about ForUsTree and how you can get involved at www.forustreehtx.org
#ForUsTree #NativeFruitTrees #HARC
Bring home a taste of Texas! 🌿🍑
Join @the-sca.bsky.social & #ForUsTree partners for a Native Fruit Tree Giveaway 🌳
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | 2 PM – 5 PM
📍 Ray Maddry Stadium, 828 Sheldon Rd
Free Persimmon, Plum, Pecan & Black Cherry trees + care tips!
Funded by the USDA Forest Service.
🌳 Happy #TexasArborDay!
Through ForUsTree, HARC & partners are planting trees that cool neighborhoods & build resilience, ensuring they’re being planted where they’re needed most. 🌤️
Let’s grow a cooler, greener Houston! 💚
www.forustreehtx.org
#ForUsTree #HARC
🌧️ Event Rescheduled! 🌳
Due to severe weather, the Native Fruit Tree Giveaway is now Sat, Nov 15, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Ray Maddry Stadium
828 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, TX
Free native fruit trees. First come, first served!
Harris County Precinct 2, The Student Conservation Association
#ForUsTree
Join The Student Conservation Association & #ForUsTree partners for a Native Fruit Tree Giveaway 🌳
📅 Sat, Oct 25 | 9 AM–12 PM
📍 Channelview HS, 1100 Sheldon Rd
Free Persimmon, Plum, Pecan & Black Cherry trees + care tips!
Funded by the USDA Forest Service.
#ForUsTree #NativeFruitTrees
🌳 Urban trees do more than beautify—they clean the air, cool neighborhoods, support health, and boost property values.
At HARC, we help communities plant & care for trees through the ForUsTree initiative. 🌱
🔗 Get involved: www.forustreehtx.org
#ForUsTree #HARCResearch #UrbanTrees
🌳 Our ForUsTree partner, The Student Conservation Association kicked off this year’s FUT internship program with a visit to Tree Life Farms, where they learned all about how to take care of trees and the Native Edible Fruit Tree Program.
Learn more at forustreehtx.org
#ForUsTree
Cateri Dixon, the 1st HARC #ForUsTree intern, contributed to the H3AT Mapping Campaign through our partnership with the The Student Conservation Association. Her efforts helped tell the story of extreme urban heat in Houston. #HARCResearch
Read her feature in the SCA newsletter: bit.ly/4kI6OPT
🌳 Happy One-Year Anniversary to #ForUsTree and our incredible partners!
We're celebrating a year of growth, thanks to the dedication, collaboration, & vision of every partner who made this milestone possible.
We have a lot in store for this year! Visit www.forustreehtx.org
#UrbanForestry
What a great turnout at the ForUsTree Town Hall! 🌳
Community members came together to hear exciting updates on the latest #ForUsTree projects and dove into insights from the #H3ATMapping campaign.
🌳Visit forustreehtx.org
🌿 Let’s talk tree, heat, and community! 🌿We’ll be sharing the latest #ForUsTree updates and diving into the insights from the #H3ATMapping data.
Reserve your spot by April 1: bit.ly/FUTownHall25
🌳Join us for the #ForUsTree Town Hall at the Bayland Community Center! This is a chance to learn about the FUT Partnership and its goals, celebrate everyone who contributed to the #H3ATMapping Campaign, and explore and learn about the H3AT Data. Details coming soon!
#Houston
🌡️ Fighting #ExtremeHeat with data & trees!
At #UrbanRiparian2025, HARC’s Kirsten Vernin shared how #ForUsTree is driving change through key initiatives:
🌍 Map 3.4K miles
🌳 Plant 54K trees
🌲 Train 83 youth for green jobs
🌳 Remove 2K hazardous #trees
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#UrbanForestry
HARC’s Kirsten Vernin is presenting at the 2025 Urban Riparian Symposium! Learn how 157 community scientists helped map urban heat to guide tree-planting efforts.🌳
📅 Feb 20 @ 4:50 PM
📍 Waco, TX
Register: bit.ly/3COyDWe
#HeatMapping #ForUsTree #UrbanHeat
🌳¡La web de ForUsTree está activa! Estamos plantando más de 54,000 árboles y eliminando 2,000 árboles peligrosos para garantizar la equidad arbórea en Houston.🌍También contratamos a 23 pasantes y 60 miembros del equipo de conservación. Aprende más: forustreehtx.org #ForUsTree
🌳 The ForUsTree website is LIVE! We’re planting over 54,000 trees & removing more than 2,000 hazardous trees to ensure tree canopy equity in Houston. 🌍 Plus, we’re hiring 23 interns & 60 conservation crew members to make it happen! Learn more: forustreehtx.org #ForUsTree
The ForUsTree website launches TOMORROW!🌳
Mapping the Heat, Planting the Solution! By pinpointing hot spots, we can focus tree planting efforts where they’re needed most - creating cooler, greener communities.
#ForUsTree #UrbanGreening #CoolerHouston
🌡️Mapping the Heat, Planting the Solution!🌳 By identifying hot spots, we can prioritize planting projects in neighborhoods that need cooler, greener spaces the most. ForUsTree website launch is coming in 7 days. #ForUsTree #UrbanHeat
