International District Tree Planting, Education, and Air Quality Monitoring Project

Thanks to $200,000 in funding from the EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program, we organized tree plantings and education for in the International District (ID), an area of Albuquerque particularly lacking in tree canopy. A portion of this money went to our partner, the Health Equity Council, to conduct air quality monitoring. In addition, Arbor Day, Dollar General, and TreeGreenNM donated funds to increase the number of trees at a tree giveaway.

We organized two plantings of 100 neighborhood trees, two plantings of 50 fruit trees, two giveaways of 200 trees, six tree walk and talks, and six tree workshops in 2022 and 2023. Our community planting model includes tree maintenance education at every step.

Thank you to our partners: Health Equity Council (HEC), International District Health Communities Coalition (IDHCC), City Councilor Pat Davis, District 6, East Central Ministries, and ABQ Parks and Recreation.