There are several organizations in Nashville focused on growing and maintaining the tree canopy in our city. They are listed below in no particular order.
Root Nashville
Root Nashville is a public-private campaign, led by Metro Nashville and the Cumberland River Compact, to plant 500,000 trees across Davidson County by 2050. They have several campaigns including one that encourages you to become a Neighborhood Planting captain and get free 1” trees for your neighborhood.
You may also register any newly planted trees in their tree tracker, which includes metrics for water and energy savings for Nashville.
Nashville Conservation Core
Nashville Tree Conservation Corps works to promote, preserve, protect, and plant the tree canopy in Davidson County. In addition to their advocacy and legislative work to protect Nashville’s tree canopy, they also have an annual tree sale of locally-grown large trees delivered to your home.
Nashville Tree Foundation
The Nashville Tree Foundation is another non-profit organization that works to preserve and enhance Nashville’s urban forests by planting trees in urban areas, identifying the oldest and largest trees in Davidson County, and educating the public about the value of trees.
This organization has planting events several times a year to bring trees to public and community locations. They also host educational opportunities for the next generation, tailored to grade level.
The Nashville Tree Foundation also hosts The Big Old Tree Contest which collects information about big old trees in Nashville and awards winners for a given species each year. They maintain a map of Davidson County’s largest and most notable specimen trees, many of which are in our West Meade neighborhood.
Lastly, the Nashville Tree Foundation also maintains a Metro Historic and Specimen Tree Registry Program in which you can voluntarily register your large specimen trees to protect them against future removal.