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Website
Our website provides information about AFP and our activities, in addition to tree planting, upcoming events, and seasonal tree-care tips for the Alamo area. Our website educates users on simple actions they can take to help improve our urban forest.
Tree Trunks
Tree trunks are a great opportunity for schools or youth groups to learn about the importance of trees and their benefit to our air, water, energy, storm water and wildlife. These trunks have learning tools such as leaf flash cards, fun books about trees, and follow a certified curriculum called Project Learning Tree.
Video
To maximize the educational outreach efforts, we plan to develop a comprehensive video that will educate the general public on the environmental benefits trees provide our community, and how to select, plant, and care for the trees in our region.
Tree Inventory
We plan to reverse the tree loss trend in our community by taking inventory of our existing tree resources and monitoring the placement of new plantings. Maintaining our records in a GIS supported program will enable us to analyze our tree canopy and quantify the associated environmental benefits.
The Alamo Forest Partnership (AFP) sponsors an annual Regional Urban Forest Conference designed to bring interested parties together to discuss issues and combine resources and expertise to improve San Antonio and surrounding communities. Return here to learn more about the next conference.
The AFP also sponsors and annual Arbor Day Celebration in San Antonio during the month of November. In 2011, Arbor Day was celebrated on November 12 at San Pedro Park. At this event, 200 free trees were distributed and educational classes and demonstrations on tree planting and caring took place.