Plant Seeds. Grow Leaders. Create Change.
The Legacy Tree Project is a school-based native tree growing and planting program.
A school program that grows native trees
Students grow native trees from seed, care for them over the school year and help plant them where they're needed.
The Legacy Tree Project connects students, schools, community partners and environmental needs through the work of growing and planting native trees.
Plant Seeds
What students do
Students plant seeds and grow trees for real environmental and community needs.
Grow Leaders
What happens to students
Students build confidence, connection, stewardship and leadership through meaningful work.
Create Change
What their work does
Their work restores forests, builds community and cools our cities.
A multi-year school partnership.
We invest in a school over three years to build a real program, then stay connected. Schools join, grow trees, plant them in their community, and keep the program going.
Join
A school partners with The Legacy Tree Project.
Grow
Students plant seeds and care for trees.
Plant
Trees go into forests, parks and neighborhoods.
Continue
Trees are checked on and tracked after planting, and the school keeps growing with our support.
Photo gallery
Real moments from our school nurseries, planting days and field trips.
An early-stage program, already at work.
The Legacy Tree Project is an early-stage program. Students at participating schools are growing native trees right now. We are building toward a three-year school model and a Legacy Tree Network of schools that carry the work forward.
Work that serves real needs.
Restore Forests
Wildfire recovery and native forest restoration.
Build Community
School improvements, partnerships and shared work.
Cool Our Cities
Shade, canopy and greener community spaces.
From planting seeds to planting trees.
Every seed a student plants becomes a tree planted in a forest, park, school or neighborhood that needs it.
Grow Students
Hands-on learning, confidence and leadership.
Grow Trees
Locally appropriate trees for real needs.
Grow Schools
Curriculum, training and green spaces that last.
Grow Community
Students, families and partners working together.
From the schoolyard to the forest
Students will spend the school year growing and caring for their trees. When those trees are ready for planting, community partnerships help take the next step.
Natural Restorations works alongside the Legacy Tree Project to help support the planting portion of the program and connect student-grown trees with restoration work in Arizona.
Sponsors 25 trees for one class.
Sponsors a school nursery of 500 trees.
Interested in growing saguaros?
If you're in the Florence or Queen Creek school district and would like to help Natural Restorations grow saguaros for future planting on the Tonto National Forest, check out what they're growing and learn how you can get involved.
See What They're GrowingA Natural Restorations opportunity, not a Legacy Tree Project program.