Get Outside. Find Your Nature.

The South Sound is coming together to celebrate, plant, and care for trees. This year we will embark on a campaign to invite community members to participate in acknowledging and protecting the environment. Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook or submit your own Tree Story here.

 

Check out our upcoming events!

 

Follow us on instagram and facebook to stay up to date!

🌏🌳🌿🌻🤝 Happy Earth Day!! Visit earthdaysouthsound.org (link in bio) to see all the events happening in our community! #earthday #earthday2022 #tacoma #puyallup #outdoors #trees #nature
🌏🌳🌿🌻🤝 Happy Earth Day!! Visit earthdaysouthsound.org (link in bio) to see all the events happening in our community! #earthday #earthday2022 #tacoma #puyallup #outdoors #trees #nature
Environmental justice includes housing justice, join this community forum to discuss what the future could look like! 🏡🏢🌳
Environmental justice includes housing justice, join this community forum to discuss what the future could look like! 🏡🏢🌳
Join @puyalluptribeofindians for a family friendly beach clean-up, invasive species removal, and educational booths. Be sure to bring your work gloves! 🧤
Join @puyalluptribeofindians for a family friendly beach clean-up, invasive species removal, and educational booths. Be sure to bring your work gloves! 🧤
There are so many park stewardship events happening this week, amoung them, @pierceconservationdistrict is holding one at Whittier on Friday! Be sure to bring your work boots and gloves to this party 🥾 🧤
There are so many park stewardship events happening this week, amoung them, @pierceconservationdistrict is holding one at Whittier on Friday! Be sure to bring your work boots and gloves to this party 🥾 🧤
Join @tahomaaudubon for a beginner bird walk at snake lake this Saturday! Binoculars are available to borrow. Click the link in their bio to find out more!
Join @tahomaaudubon for a beginner bird walk at snake lake this Saturday! Binoculars are available to borrow. Click the link in their bio to find out more!
Join @arbutusarme and @tacomatreefoundation for a lovely walk in swan creek to learn about the majestic madrone this weekend!
Join @arbutusarme and @tacomatreefoundation for a lovely walk in swan creek to learn about the majestic madrone this weekend!
Go volunteer to clean up our community with @oscarsenemies! They have a trash pick up happening soon on Portland Ave this Saturday, 4/23/22!
Go volunteer to clean up our community with @oscarsenemies! They have a trash pick up happening soon on Portland Ave this Saturday, 4/23/22!
Join @loggerzlivegreen for their virtual student summit to learn about local environmental activism around you and how to get involved!
Join @loggerzlivegreen for their virtual student summit to learn about local environmental activism around you and how to get involved!
Visit @piercecountyharvest to get some fresh veggie starts for your garden. They have a delicious assortment!
Visit @piercecountyharvest to get some fresh veggie starts for your garden. They have a delicious assortment!
A little sneak peak of the pop-up forest happening at the Tacoma Mall (near JCPenny) TODAY through Sunday!! Go stop by to see this special installation and take home a Shore Pine Friday and Saturday!
A little sneak peak of the pop-up forest happening at the Tacoma Mall (near JCPenny) TODAY through Sunday!! Go stop by to see this special installation and take home a Shore Pine Friday and Saturday!
🌏🌳🌿🌻🤝 Happy Earth Day!! Visit earthdaysouthsound.org (link in bio) to see all the events happening in our community! #earthday #earthday2022 #tacoma #puyallup #outdoors #trees #nature Environmental justice includes housing justice, join this community forum to discuss what the future could look like! 🏡🏢🌳 Join @puyalluptribeofindians for a family friendly beach clean-up, invasive species removal, and educational booths. Be sure to bring your work gloves! 🧤 There are so many park stewardship events happening this week, amoung them, @pierceconservationdistrict is holding one at Whittier on Friday! Be sure to bring your work boots and gloves to this party 🥾 🧤 Join @tahomaaudubon for a beginner bird walk at snake lake this Saturday! Binoculars are available to borrow. Click the link in their bio to find out more! Join @arbutusarme and @tacomatreefoundation for a lovely walk in swan creek to learn about the majestic madrone this weekend! Go volunteer to clean up our community with @oscarsenemies! They have a trash pick up happening soon on Portland Ave this Saturday, 4/23/22! Join @loggerzlivegreen for their virtual student summit to learn about local environmental activism around you and how to get involved! Visit @piercecountyharvest to get some fresh veggie starts for your garden. They have a delicious assortment! A little sneak peak of the pop-up forest happening at the Tacoma Mall (near JCPenny) TODAY through Sunday!! Go stop by to see this special installation and take home a Shore Pine Friday and Saturday!
 

A year of Action

Caring about Earth includes so many actions, find out about events near you here. If you know of an upcoming event or webinar submit it to our calendar.

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Earth day all year round in the south sound

Why trees? Because they protect our air, water, health, community and planet – and they’ll help us reach the global Earth Day goal of one tree for every human on Earth.

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Arlington Elementary, a South Tacoma school full of big hearts and bright minds, is the center of Wildlife Champions, a collaborative partnership of Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools.

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South Sound Tree Stories

Find and share inspiring stories about trees and Earth Day.

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Take Action

Join in the fun – Take a Tree Action! You can Plant, Care, Donate, Tell a Tree Story or do the Tree Pledge.

But how?

For the kids

Learn about the local nature all year long with Nature Explorers 253

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Learn at home

Check out these How To for a step by step guide on DIY sustainable projects you can do around the house.

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Your Neighborhood needs you!

Tree adoption is a great way to support your neighborhood. When you adopt a tree you help keep your neighborhood cool, clean and beautiful.

Tree adoption is also a great way to look out for those special trees near you. The trees you adopt can be young or old, be neighborhood trees or special trees, deciduous or coniferous, yours or someone else’s (with permission), basically any tree you have permission to adopt!

Adoption will look different for every tree, however providing water, using proper pruning techniques, watching for disease and keeping them free of debris will be a main focus. With your support we can make or keep every neighborhood a forested wonderland for generations to come.

Find out how to plant and maintain your tree with these great infographics.

Check out the Tacoma Tree Foundation for free Tree Shares and learning opportunities.