Press Releases
Below is the growing archive of press releases and media alerts featuring the Texas Trees Foundation and our partners for various projects and programs.
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2022
August 10, 2022
cbsnews.com
Gardening 101: Shade Project Dallas
August 9, 2022
Dallas Morning News
Dallas’ Harry Hines corridor will get a makeover; here’s what’s in store
August 3, 2022
dallasexpress.com
Texas Trees Foundation Makes ‘Cool Schools’
August 1, 2022
Spectrum News
TREE-KILLING BEETLE: 13.1% of Dallas trees are being threatened by an invasive wood-boring beetle, the Emerald Ash Borer. Even more trees across Texas will die if they go untreated
July 13, 2022
dallasrightnow.com
Dallas tree group says water your trees, not your grass during drought
July 1, 2022
cbsnews.com
Gardening 101: Dallas’ Cool Schools initiative turns campuses into outdoor learning centers
June 16, 2022
Dallas Morning News
13% of Dallas trees are in danger as killer bug arrives. How city and residents must react
June 9, 2022
Fort Worth Report
As Fort Worth shapes strategy for protecting trees, residents and developers likely to clash over policy
June 6, 2022
Natural Awakenings
Urban Forestry in Fort Worth
May 31, 2022
D Magazine
Finalists Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2022 (Category: Organization of the Year, Large)
May 20, 2022
Dallas Morning News
If we are ever to stop tree massacres, Dallas City Hall will have to do a lot better than this
May 20, 2022
Community Impact
City announces launch of Fort Worth Urban Forestry Master Plan
May 20, 2022
Dallas Culture Map
Dallas and North Texas counties under quarantine to save beautiful ash tree
May 17, 2022
CBS News
Fort Worth moves forward on urban forestry master plan
May 17, 2022
Fort Worth Texas.gov
Fort Worth to create an urban forestry master plan
April 19, 2022
D Magazine
Leading Off (4/18/22)
April 14, 2022
Fox 4 News
KB Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted, Tree Planting
March 29, 2022
Globe News Wire
College Park Receives New Trees Thanks to Arbor Day Foundation, Verizon, and Spirit Realty
March 24, 2022
Globe News Wire
Texas Trees Foundation Partners with Amazon to Help Create Cleaner and Healthier Cool Schools
March 21, 2022
Globe News Wire
American Forests and Salesforce Provide New Trees for Dallas Parks
March 18, 2022
Globe News Wire
Volunteers Planted 50 New Trees at Willoughby Park
- Newswire – Texas Trees Foundation, Target and Arbor Day Foundation Host Community Tree Planting Event in Veterans Park – 01/29/2021
- Newswire – Texas Trees Foundation Supports the City of Dallas’ Strategic Action Against an Impending Ash Tree Infestation – 02/09/2021
- Digital Journal – Texas Trees Foundation and Atmos Energy Celebrate 100 Newly Planted Trees – 03/13/2021
- Yahoo – Texas Trees Foundation Kicks Off Its ‘NeighborWoods’ Tree Giveaway – 03/25/2021
- Newswire – Texas Trees Foundation and the City of Wilmer Will Host a Free Tree Distribution Event – 04/16/2021
- Newswire – Texas Trees Foundation Celebrates the Grand Opening of Six Cool School Neighborhood Parks – 05/05/2021
- El Paso Inc. – Texas Trees Foundation Presents the First Urban Forest Master Plan to the City of Dallas for Next Steps – 06/01/2021
- Yahoo – Texas Trees Foundation Celebrates the Adoption of the First Dallas Urban Forest Master Plan – 06/10/2021
- Digital Journal – Texas Trees Foundation Breaks Ground on Seven New Cool School Neighborhood Parks – 06/15/2021
- NBC/DFW – 3,500 Trees to be Planted to Replace the Ones Lost in October Tornadoes – 01/23/2020
- D Magazine – Texas Trees Foundation Nabs $2.5 Million Grant for Medical District Redo – 01/16/2020
- NewsWire – Texas Trees Foundation, Arbor Day Foundation and International Paper Host Free Tree Distribution Event at Dallas College Richland Campus – 10/15/2020
- Transmission & Distribution World – Dallas Tree Giveaway to Result in 500 New Trees Planted – 10/26/2020
- Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate – Cool School park coming to Mockingbird Elementary – 11/10/2020
- BusinessWire – Replanting Trees Lost in Dallas Storms: Crow Holdings, the Arbor Day Foundation and Texas Trees Foundation Team Up – 11/25/2020
- Dallas Morning News – After tornado ravaged NW Dallas’ tree canopy, the promise of an urban forest master plan for all of us – 11/5/2019
- UTD News Center – UT Dallas Helps Lead New Sustainability Coalition for North Texas – 4/18/2019
- DHL Logistics – DHL Supply Chain and Associates Invest in Local Dallas-Fort Worth, Area in Celebration of Earth Day – 4/20/2019
- BusinessWire – Vizient Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Environmental Sourcing, Supplier Diversity and Community Outreach – 5/13/2019
- Vistra Energy – TXU Energy Pledges $200,000 to Aid North Texas Storm-Impacted Customers and Communities – 6/12/2019
- Yahoo! Finance – TXU Energy Pledges $200,000 to Aid North Texas Storm-Impacted Customers and Communities – 6/12/2019
- 100 Resilient Cities – City of Dallas, Toyota, and 100 Resilient Cities Host Masterclass on Resilient Southwestern Medical District – 1/30/2018
- BusinessWire – Texan by Nature Announces 2018 Conservation Wranglers – 4/3/2018
- Houston Business Journal – Texan by Nature Announces 2018 Conservation Wranglers – 4/3/2018
- Texan by Nature – Texan by Nature Announces 2018 Conservation Wranglers – 4/3/2018
- PR Newswire – Papa John’s, TXU Energy Deliver Hundreds of Trees to Neighborhoods Most Impacted by Hurricane Harvey; Additional 10,000 Seedlings to be Delivered with Pizza Orders – 4/20/2018
- PR Newswire – Alliance Data 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Progress In Key Performance Areas, Establishes 2020 Goals – 6/27/2018
- Ragan’s PR Daily – Announcing PR Daily’s 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards finalists – 10/8/2018
- Urban Land Institute – ULI North Texas Honors Roger Staubach at 4th Annual Impact Awards – 11/1/2018
- Hospitality Industry – bellagreen Brings Beautiful Food to Dallas and Plano with Three New Restaurants – 11/9/2018
- RestaurantNews – bellagreen Brings Beautiful Food to The Shops at Legacy – 12/10/2018
- BusinessWire – Vizient Teams with Texas Trees Foundation to Present 2017 Dallas Urban Heat Island Study – 8/17/2017
- PRISM – Texas Trees Foundation announces new Dallas Urban Heat Island Effect Report – 8/25/2017
- Alliance Data – Texas Trees, Alliance Data and American Forests Conduct Urban Heat Island Study to Understand the Effects of Trees, Paved Surfaces and Buildings on Temperature and Air Quality in Dallas County – 12/11/2017
- City of Rockwall – The City of Rockwall Gets a Little Bit Greener – 3/30/2016
- BusinessWire – Atmos Energy: Underground Pipelines Bring National Safe Digging Month to Surface – 3/31/2016
- City of Tyler – Public invited to tree planting ceremony at Texas College – 10/19/2016
- PR Newswire – 2016 Urban Design Awards Winners Announced by Greater Dallas Planning Council – 12/5/2016
- BusinessWire – Earth Day Houston to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Earth Day – 3/19/2010
- BusinessWire – Eltek Valere Sponsors the City of Richardson’s “Tree the Town” Initiative – 4/19/2010
- BusinessWire – TXU Energy Making a Difference in Local Communities – 9/29/2010
- Esurance – Esurance and the Texas Trees Foundation Partner to Bring Trees & Technology to Dallas Schools – 11/2/2011
- BusinessWire – ExxonMobil Foundation Funds Summer Jobs Program to Aid North Texas Nonprofit Agencies – 2/16/2012
- BusinessWire – eVgo Launches the EVs for Trees Program in Texas to Help Plant Trees in Communities Hit by Drought and Tornadoes – 8/21/2012
- BusinessWire – NRG Companies Reliant and eVgo Team Up to Re-Tree Texas – 8/21/2012
- BusinessWire – Texas Trees Foundation Wraps up Another Year of Success – 2/12/2013
- BusinessWire – TXU Energy Walks the Energy-Efficiency Walk – 4/23/2013
- BusinessWire – TXU Energy Investment in Trees Delivers Community Benefits for Decades – 12/17/2013
- BusinessWire – ExxonMobil Foundation Funds Summer Jobs Program to Aid Dallas Area Nonprofit Agencies – 3/24/2014
- Mary Kay Corporation – Mary Kay and the City of Dallas Celebrate National Arbor Day – 4/25/2014
- PRWeb – ‘Grey to Green: Creating Cool Cities’ Conference at DMA Featuring Urban Planner and Author Brian Stone – 5/16/2014
- Earth Day Network – Earth Day Network Partners with Southwest Airlines on Dallas Tree Planting Initiative – 11/18/2014