Community Forest Health
The Anchorage Park Foundation is improving the neighborhoods in Anchorage by planting native trees in our green spaces. Local youth and community partners are helping green underserved neighborhoods by stabilizing and revegetating streambanks, replanting after invasive species removal, planting street trees, and planting trees at schools and in community spaces. Urban forests contribute to a healthier society and environment because trees reduce climate disruption, keep salmon streams cool, provide essential bird habitat, purify the air, and increase property values. This tree-planting project not only improves the ecological aspects of these areas, but it also instills important ideals of environmental stewardship in the next generation.
Does your community have a tree planting project in mind, but need help with planning, purchasing trees, or volunteers? Community input drives the work that we do, and we want to hear from you! Email Ally to connect with our resources.
Links to Tree Care Guides
Plant a Tree: An Alaska Guide to Tree Care – Select the right tree for the right place
Plant a Tree: An Alaska Guide to Tree Care – Select a good quality tree
Plant a Tree: An Alaska Guide to Tree Care – Prune your tree
Invasive Species in Parks
Vetch (Vicia cracca)
Invasive plants change the natural balance of our lands by endangering birds, insects, and fish that depend on native plants for survival.
Anchorage has the chance to prevent invasive infestations before they become so widespread that control is costly. Help by learning to identify invasive weeds and reporting sightings in Anchorage parks.
Want to help control invasive species in your local park? Sign up for Anchorage’s Adopt-A-Patch program! Help care for our parks and trails by removing invasive plants such as European Bird Cherry, Bird Vetch, and White Sweetclover from a designated section of a park or trail.
