Partners
With support from the Cumberland River Compact and Metro Nashville, partner nonprofits with tree-focused missions and additional Metro departments plant trees in support of the Root Nashville campaign.
These ongoing and diverse planting efforts put us closer to reaching the campaign’s ambitious benchmarks — making Nashville a healthier, more equitable, beautiful, resilient city.
Nashville Tree Conservation Corps
Mission: “To promote, preserve, protect, and plant the urban tree canopy in Davidson County.”
The Nashville Tree Conservation Corps (NTCC) is an all-volunteer driven nonprofit focused on preservation and protection of Nashville’s tree resources. Their tree planting efforts are focused on high-impact projects and programs, such as the Shelby Avenue Arboretum, replanting in Lockeland Springs Park, the Farm-to-Yard Tree Sale, and Operation Overstory.
Nashville Tree Foundation
Mission: “To preserve and enhance Nashville’s urban forests by planting trees in urban areas, identifying the oldest and largest trees in Davidson County, and educating the public about the value of trees.”
The Nashville Tree Foundation (NTF) is our city’s oldest tree-focused nonprofit and leads the Big Old Tree Contest, the annual ReLeafing Day, the Green Shirt volunteer leader program, and Tree Fest tree giveaways. Through official partnerships with Metro Schools and Parks, NTF hosts numerous planting events each year on public lands. NTF is a founding member of the Root Nashville Advisory Board.
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Mission: “To be the leader in the field of corrections, service of civil process, and innovative community-based programs, emphasizing: Accountability, Diversity, Integrity, and Professionalism.”
The Davidson County Sheriff’s office (DSCO) horticulture program grows fresh produce for Second Harvest Food Bank, Vine Hill Clinic, and Percy Priest Clinic — producing 5,000 pounds of produce for these locations each year. An extension of this effort is the arboriculture program, which nurtures hundreds of seedlings and saplings each year, which are distributed to community groups, individuals, and nonprofits. In partnership with Metro Water Services, the program has also added a gravel bed in order to care for bare-root trees.
Metro Parks and Recreation
Mission: “To sustainably and equitably provide everyone in Nashville with an inviting network of parks and greenways that offer health, wellness and quality of life through recreation, conservation and community.”
Metro Parks and Recreation manages thousands of acres of woodlands and forested canopy all over Davidson County, and plants and maintains hundreds of trees each year. Nonprofit tree-planters often partner with this department as well.
Metro Department of Public Works
Mission: “To deliver a wide range of services that help define the quality of life for Nashville and Davidson County’s residents, businesses and visitors by ensuring a safe and convenient complete streets transportation infrastructure; protecting the environment; and creating cleaner, beautiful, and more livable neighborhoods.”
Metro Public Works (MPW) is responsible for trees in the public right-of-way. Through the Metro Beautification and Environment Commission, MPW also coordinates the Metro Tree Advisory Committee.
Special thanks to these additional contributors and partners as well:
All Seasons Landscaping
Beard Property Maintenance
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
Epperson’s Lawn and Landscape
Ghertner & Company
Green Interchange
Greenways for Nashville
GROW Enrichment
Metro Codes Administration
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville Electric Service
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Division of Forestry
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Society of Landscape Architects
Tennessee Tree and Shrub
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
TreeCycle at Trevecca Nazarene University