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Planted over 3 million trees since 1989🌱
On a mission to plant 1 million more in ATX💚
🗣 Join the movement ⬇️
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We are TreeFolks, an Austin, TX nonprofit that has planted 3 million trees since 1989. We provide free trees for Austin residents during the fall, plant saplings near waterways to improve land health, and grow native trees through our nursery.

Visit treefolks.org to learn more about us!
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Happy November! Your next chance to take home FREE trees is only two weeks away 🤩

Come out to H-E-B Ed Bluestein on Saturday, November 15th between 11am and 1pm to adopt your new tree amigos!

The TreeFolks NeighborWoods program is a partnership with the @austintexasgov and @austinenergy⠀
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
¡Feliz noviembre! Solo faltan dos semanas para que tengas otra oportunidad de llevarte a casa árboles GRATIS 🤩

¡Ven a H-E-B Ed Bluestein el 15 de noviembre entre 11 am y 1 pm para recibir tus árboles!
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El programa TreeFolks NeighborWoods es una colaboración con @austintexasgov y @austinenergy
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy Hallow's Eve 👻
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wednesdays are for workdays! Learn about the fascinating processes of growing native trees from seed at the TreeFolks Nursery 🌱

📍TreeFolks Nursery
📅Wednesday, October 29th from 9am-12pm
💚Sign up to volunteer: treefolks.org/volunteer
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Fall is one of the busiest seasons for tree lovers! We're so excited to be back outside and in community with all the wonderful folks that make this work possible. Come on out and join us for an upcoming event!

🌱 Learn more: treefolks.org/events

🌳 Sign up to volunteer: treefolks.org/volunteer
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
TreeRobics is back, baby!

Looking to get your steps in? Join us on Tuesday, October 28th from 9am-12pm for a fun and fit volunteer event!

Sign up: treefolks.org/volunteer
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Get your gloves ready cause everyone's invited to our next planting party!! Join us on Saturday, November 22, 2025 for a chance to plant trees at the beautiful Red Bluff Nature Preserve at our upcoming Ready, Set Plant!

Sign up to volunteer: treefolks.org/volunteer 🌱
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Celebrate cooler weather with some outdoor learning! 🌳🌺

Join us this Friday for a tree identification walk at Bailey Middle School!

This free event is in partnership with Central Texas Seed Savers.

Sign up: treefolks.org/events
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Come out and take home FREE trees this Saturday!

We will be distributing five-gallon container trees at the St. John’s Episcopal Church (11201 Parkfield Dr, Austin, TX 78758) on 10/18 from 11am -1pm.

The TreeFolks NeighborWoods program is a partnership with the @austintexasgov and @austinenergy
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#VolunteerCall

Support your local urban forest by helping us distribute trees at our NeighborWoods Tree Adoption event this Saturday, October 18th at St. Johns Episcopal Church!

Sign up to volunteer with tree distribution: treefolks.org/volunteer-oct-18
October 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today, and everyday, TreeFolks honors Indigenous peoples across the land. We honor those who are absent, those who were forced to leave, those who were forced here, and those whose presence is too often overlooked.
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good news! TreeFolks will be at Austin Eco Fest on Saturday, November 1st, at Bartholomew Park! Our NeighboWoods team will be distributing free trees to the community from 11am-1pm.

The TreeFolks NeighborWoods program is a partnership with the City of Austin and Austin Energy.
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
¡Buenas noticias! ¡TreeFolks estará presente en Eco Fest el sábado 1 de noviembre en Bartholomew Park! Nuestro equipo de NeighboWoods repartirá árboles gratuitos a la comunidad de 11:00 a 13:00.

El programa TreeFolks NeighborWoods es una colaboración entre la ciudad de Austin y Austin Energy.
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Join us to help plant trees at Blaire Woods Nature Preserve for the next Ready, Set, Plant!

Event details
📅: November 13, 2025, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
📌: Blair Woods Nature Preserve
5401 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78721

Register to attend: .treefolks.org/ready-set-plant
October 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Our reforestation team has been busy preparing Groasis waterboxxes for the planting season.

Thankfully, our community showed up and lent us a hand! We were especially lucky to have volunteers from The Beta Kappa Chapter at Huston-Tillotson University and the YJA at UT Austin. Thank you!!
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A HUGE thank you to @wearebloodtx.bsky.social for including us in their Giving Double campaign, and to everyone who generously donated blood and supported the participating organizations! Your contributions strengthen Central Texas and inspire hope in our community! 💚
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Looking to volunteer more in Austin this fall and winter? Join our events! You can help us distribute trees to the community, plant saplings along waterways, or plant the seeds for the trees we will use in the future! Check the link below and give us a hand!
www.treefolks.org/volunteer/
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September 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
💻 Take WPD's 10-minute survey to share your feedback and help determine how WPD prioritizes projects for the future of local creeks, lakes, rivers, & springs including what types of programs or improvements would help you feel safer when it rains: raintoriveratx.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today, on his birthday, we are humbled to share that Tom Spencer, former TreeFolks Executive Director and lifelong environmental champion, included TreeFolks in his estate plans. 💚
July 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Tom Spencer will always be a legend.

He was such a remarkable person and so kind! He was the legendary host of Central Texas Gardner on PBS.

You will be greatly missed Tom.
Rest in peace. 🪦 🌸
We’re heartbroken to share that Tom Spencer, a beloved leader in Austin’s environmental community and former TreeFolks ED, has passed away. His passion for trees and dedication to protecting Austin’s natural spaces inspired so many. You can read our full tribute here: treefolks.org/pr-tomspencer 🌳💚
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April 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We’re heartbroken to share that Tom Spencer, a beloved leader in Austin’s environmental community and former TreeFolks ED, has passed away. His passion for trees and dedication to protecting Austin’s natural spaces inspired so many. You can read our full tribute here: treefolks.org/pr-tomspencer 🌳💚
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April 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Last Saturday morning KOOPers planted a bunch of trees with Treefolks, @treefolks.bsky.social which is a nonprofit that works to restore forests in Austin. Many thanks to Dean, Mark and new volunteer Emma.
January 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Our Ready, Set, Plant! program plants 1,000 at a time to improve the health of creeks around Austin. This is possible thanks to the kind support of our volunteers!

@kxan.com recently invited us to talk about the program.

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Volunteers gearing up to plant 10,000 trees in Austin
YouTube video by KXAN
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December 12, 2024 at 4:05 PM
We are TreeFolks, an Austin, TX nonprofit that has planted 3 million trees since 1989. We provide free trees for Austin residents during the fall, plant saplings near waterways to improve land health, and grow native trees through our nursery.

Visit treefolks.org to learn more about us!
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December 12, 2024 at 3:47 PM
🏁 Auction Highlight! Win a 2025 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix experience at Twilight in the Trees! Thanks to COTA, this includes Tower Club passes and parking! Enjoy a world-class race while supporting TreeFolks' mission to plant trees in Austin.
🎟️ Tickets at treefolks.org/rootball
📅 10/17
September 25, 2024 at 10:35 PM