Our Mission

The Trinity Blacklands Urban Forestry Council was formed to address several urban forestry needs. The stated mission of the council is to "promote the protection and the development of urban forest resources in Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties" through:

• Serving as an advisory board for, and providing representation to, the Texas Urban Forestry Council.



• Communicating important issues, needs and information about our urban forest resources to local and state officials, civic leaders, citizens and the media.



• Developing and implementing an annual action plan that addresses the need for increased urban reforestation in the Trinity Blacklands region.



• Recognizing outstanding urban forestry initiatives from within the region.



• Providing a local forum for the dissemination of information and the discussion of national, state and local urban forestry activities.

Our Members

Membership in the council is open to all persons or organizations involved in or concerned with promoting the protection and development of the urban forest resources in the Trinity Blacklands region.

Members represent a wide variety of interests from the public and private sectors. Foresters, arborists, landscape contractors, landscape architects, realtors and nursery operators as well as master gardeners & naturalists, concerned citizens, volunteer tree planting groups, civic clubs and neighborhood organizations have joined together to share their experience and expertise.

All members receive our newsletter. Council information and events and the newsletter are also available on the Internet on the TBUFC web site.

Our Activities

Council members participate in a variety of projects throughout the region, ranging from educational seminars and speakers' forums, to coordination of volunteer efforts and actual tree plantings.

Trinity Blacklands Urban Forestry Council members have been and are responsible for:

• Conducting the annual North Central Texas Urban Forestry Workshop.



• Co-authoring a tree species brochure and poster for North Central Texas. The material is now on the TBUFC web site (See the Features page).



• Tree plantings near several area lakes.



• Meetings providing forums for discussion and planning of short and long-range projects.



• A speakers' forum at the Dallas Arboretum's "Trees Please" celebration among others.



• Tree giveaways and information booths at the White Rock Lake annual "Trash Bash" in Dallas, home and gardens shows and other public events.



• Coordination of programming with other volunteer and nonprofit groups such as the grassroots effort that helped enact a tree preservation ordinance for Dallas and the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation's training of volunteers to help with neighborhood tree plantings.
Also see the Texas Tree Trails web site for an example of one of our collaborative partnerships.


• Traveling to state, regional and national conferences to gather and share information about other successful urban forestry programs.



• Produce a newsletter for members.

Contact Us

These are exciting times. There are plenty of projects that need volunteers. To get involved, call the Trinity Blacklands Urban Forestry Council at (214) 953-1190 or for more information. To join, see the membership section of our web site.

We typically hold major events on at least a quarterly basis. The board of directors meets monthly. See our newsletter for a calendar of events or click here for an expanded forestry calendar that includes our events.

If you care about trees and your community, join us in working for healthier trees and a better urban environment.