Care for our young trees in Inman Park to help them thrive. Activities include weeding and refreshing the mulch around trees, staking, watering, and picking up litter.

Trees Atlanta prioritizes the health and safety of our volunteers and staff. Volunteers must observe the following precautions:

• Masks are recommended for unvaccinated volunteers when they are working within 6 feet of another person. Please bring a mask with you so you'll have it ready if someone requests you wear it.
• Exercise social distancing of a minimum of 6 feet (please strive for 12 feet or more)
• Additional personal hygiene requirements:
  • Cover coughs and sneezes with elbows
  • Refrain from touching one's face
  • Wear hair up or wear a hat to reduce face touching
• If you experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to an individual with COVID-19, please stay home until you have completed your recommended quarantine
• If you feel ill during the volunteer project, please go home
• By volunteering at this project, you are participating on your own accord and accept possible risks associated with interacting with other people

Requirements

All ages are welcome at this project. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Volunteers who are 16 and 17 are allowed to attend without a parent/legal guardian present if they bring a signed waiver with them to the project. Physical activity such as bending, lifting, and kneeling is required.

Liability Release

All volunteers must review and agree to this liability and photo release waiver to register for this project. Please read the agreement carefully. By submitting this registration and/or signing in at a volunteer event, you have acknowledged and accepted this waiver.

Need Court-Ordered Community Service Credit?

If you are interested in receiving court-ordered community service hours you must first fill out Trees Atlanta's Community Service Request Form on our website. We will approve or deny your application based on the nature of your offense. You are not eligible to receive court-ordered community service hours until you are approved. 

Weather

Projects happen rain or shine, so please check the weather beforehand and come prepared. We will cancel projects if inclement weather such as lightning occurs and is forecasted to persist for the duration of the project. Because weather is sometimes unpredictable, the decision to cancel is typically made at the project start time. We will contact you via email if we choose to cancel in advance.

What to wear and bring with you

Gloves and mask: Bring your own cloth face covering and work gloves.

Recommended clothing: Long pants are recommended as you may be kneeling on the ground. All volunteers need closed-toed shoes or boots, clothes that can get dirty.

Tools: Trees Atlanta provides necessary tools, but if you'd like to bring your own, any of the following tools would be helpful: shovels, hand trucks, mattocks, and hand cultivators.

Drinking water: We strongly recommend you bring drinking water in reusable containers. No one-time-use plastic bottles, please.

You may also want: Sunscreen and bug spray as needed, snacks as needed (Trees Atlanta will not provide any of these items).

Allergy medication: If you've experienced life-threatening allergic reactions to insects, please come prepared with your own emergency medicine, such as an auto-injector or oral medication. Please notify the coordinator of your need for medication in the case of an allergic attack.

No restrooms are available on site

Most of our work sites are in public parks and greenspaces that do not have public restroom facilities available. Volunteers will need to leave the site to use the restroom at a local business.

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Meeting Location:

Please meet at the park entrance near the intersection of Austin Ave. and Sinclair Ave. The nearest street address is 958 Austin Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. On-street parking is available on Sinclair Ave.

Map to Meeting Location