The TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Planting Program supports street tree, park, and riverfront plantings by supplying trees and limited services to help prepare planting locations within the City of Pittsburgh, in City and Allegheny County parks, and along riverfront trails.

All City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods are eligible to participate in TreeVitalize. Please contact call us at 412-586-2396 or email us at trees@paconserve.org to discuss your community’s goals and preparedness.

Submitting an application does not guarantee your group will receive trees. Funding for seasonal plantings is limited. Eligibility and selection criteria are described in the downloadable documents below.

The application process for Fall 2012 TreeVitalize plantings is now open for communities in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.  All applications are due by 4pm on Friday, March 23, 2012.

The application for the City of Pittsburgh can be downloaded here. City of Pittsburgh Tree Request forms will be required and can be found here.

Allegheny County applicants, please use this application and call Jeff Bergman, TreeVitalize Director, at 412-586-2396 before you begin your process.

Please click on the following links if you would like more information regarding:
Eligibility
Selection criteria

Preference for street tree plantings will be given to neighborhoods that:

• have demonstrated the capacity to organize volunteers for planting and stewardship activities;
• have a low number of trees per resident;
• have a predominance of residents at or below the median income;
• are implementing other environmental improvements such as stormwater best management practices; and/or
• are implementing other community improvements such as beautification, residential redevelopment or business district reinvestment

Parks and riverfront tree plantings will be targeted towards areas that:

• are in need of intensive restoration;
• have historical, cultural, or environmental significance;
• are undergoing additional environmental improvements