• Trees Atlanta recently received a Regional Excellence Award from the Atlanta Civic League.  Read Maria Saporta's blog about the annual dinner and awards presentation here.

• We at Trees Atlanta love it when communities take pride in their trees. Take for example, Virginia-Highland.  This is a neighborhood that not only loves its old trees but has planted more than 350 new trees in the past several years.  Read about their March 13 fruit tree sale on Tree Speech.

• Many of Atlanta's trees are historic or lend character to historic sites.  Join Trees Atlanta for two tree walks on March 19 and 20 as part of The Phoenix Flies, a Citywide Celebration of Living Landmarks. 

• Thanks to everyone who supported Trees Atlanta's 2010 Georgia Arbor Day events and volunteer projects.  We planted trees and installed educational granite markers in all 7 of Trees Atlanta's Neighborhood Arboreta and enjoyed working with local partners Pabst Blue Ribbon (in celebration of "PBRborday"), dave fm, American Apparel and others.  Great job everyone!

• Atlanta author Jonathan R. Caplenas is donating a portion of the sales of his new Chicago-based thriller, Steel Skies, to Trees Atlanta. Jonathan is also having a book-signing here at Trees Atlanta on Friday, April 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Purchase your copy today (or at the book signing) and come meet this dynamic tree-loving author!

• Calling all teachers who educate in schools along the Atlanta BeltLine (and beyond)!  Trees Atlanta and its Environmental Education partners are offering the first BeltLine Schools Teacher Workshop on Friday, May 7 (4:00 - 8:30 p.m.) and Saturday, May 8 (9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center. For just $30, teachers will be treated to top-quality planning tools, have the opportunity to receive PLU's, and more. View the agenda and register.

• If a tree could talk, what would it say? Find out at Trees Atlanta's blog, Tree Speech.

• To maximize your contributions to Trees Atlanta, you may designate funds to match the generous donation of trees from Select Trees' Sustainable Tree Trust. For information regarding the Select Trees partnership, click here. If you wish to support the planting and care of larger shade trees from Select Trees, please note on your check or credit card donation, "Select Trees Match." You may contact Regina Clifton at 404-681-4892 if you have questions.

Currently, we are at 35% of our 3-year, $1,000,000 goal.

                                                                    

• Congratulations to artist, David Landis, for being selected as the first of fourteen artists to create sculpture for the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum.  David's work will be unveiled in early 2010. Details

                                                        

• Congratulations to Trees Atlanta's general contractor, Gay Construction Company, for receiving the 2009 Build Georgia Award for Excellence in Construction Management and the 2009 Build Georgia Award for Best Sustainable Building Practices at The Associated General Contractors of America Georgia Branch Annual Convention.                

                                                    

• Special thanks to all our friends at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Enterprise Applications for donating their time and talent to make the new Trees Atlanta web site a reality. It is tree-mendous!