Volunteer

Tree Planting Events

Join us for our next tree planting event, Creek ReLeaf, on Saturday, November 19, starting at 9 a.m. We plan to plant over 350 trees in the floodplain of the Catawba River in Northwest Charlotte. Visit Charlotte Public Tree Fund’s Creek ReLeaf event page for more information and registration.

Streams need trees alongside their banks to reduce erosion, filter pollutants, absorb flood waters, reduce water temperatures, and provide habitat for aquatic wildlife like fish and turtles. Even if a stream was free of pollution, it needs a healthy buffer of trees to support life. Help us replant stream buffers with trees!

Every fall, there is at least one tree planting event called the Creek ReLeaf.

Creek ReLeaf events are a collaborative effort of the following partners:

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
The Charlotte Public Tree Fund
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
The Center for Sustainability at Central Piedmont Community College
The Sierra Club-Central Piedmont Group

In 2017, Creek ReLeaf partnered with TreesCharlotte and 450 volunteers to plant over 1300 tree seedlings along Briar Creek in the Chantilly Neighborhood.

Since 2008, Creek ReLeaf volunteers have planted nearly 15,000 tree seedlings in the floodplains of Briar Creek, Irwin Creek, Little Sugar Creek, McDowell Creek, McMullen Creek, and Rocky River.

Can’t make it to one of our plantings? Help out with Tree Maintenance!

You can also volunteer to help with maintenance needs at already planted tree site locations. We need help with making sure that the trees are still covered in a tube, that the stake is still upright, and the weed mats are still working to keep the weeds away from the tree. We provide the supplies, you provide the manpower. You can organize a day for your group, adopt a site, or participate in one of our Second Saturday Tree Maintenance Days! All Participants need to follow these rules and safety guidelines and sign the Participant Waiver Form and the Youth Participation Release Form. Make sure to fill out the datasheet if you hold your own maintenance event. Please access this form using the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Edge.