Urban Forestry Project

The trees in our urban forest are a critical component of the City’s infrastructure that essentially pay for themselves: they increase property values, reduce water pollution, improve air quality, support a variety of wildlife, enhance people’s quality of life, and provide an aesthetically pleasing homage to Saratoga’s vibrant history. The Urban Forestry Project works with homeowners and the City of Saratoga Springs to keep growing our urban tree canopy. If you don’t plant a #NextGenTree, who will?

Join us for Tree Toga 13 April 27, 2024

Why plant trees?

Trees are a critical component of the City’s infrastructure that essentially pay for themselves. Trees are actually one of the most cost-effective parts of the urban infrastructure. Given the right space and a little care, trees pay us back in so many ways.

Learn more about the benefits of trees in an urban environment

Tree Toga Trees Diversify and Beautify our Urban Forest

Trees Pay Us Back – Costs and benefits of urban trees (PDF)

Trees are worth downtown’s investment – Wolff 2006 (PDF)

Envisioning a Great Green City – The Nature Conservancy 2018

Funding trees for health: an analysis for finance and policy actions to enable tree planting for public health – The Nature Conservancy (PDF)

You can make a difference

• Request a tree for your front yard or join us as a Tree Toga tree planter
• Email us at trees@sustainablesaratoga.org to volunteer to join our Urban Forestry team or ask a tree-related question
• Make a financial contribution to help us continue to advocate for preserving and expanding our urban forest
• Show us your trees! Post pictures of your trees on social media and tag with #NextGenTree