HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL T.R.E.E.S. PROGRAM
Fall 2024 dates now available!
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Learn more about the Houston Ship Channel trees in our feature video below:
Learn about the large-scale targeted native Super Trees species planted along the 25 miles of the Houston Ship Channel, the volunteers who make a difference in planting these trees, the ecosysetm services provided to the Greater Houston Community and the multiple funding sources that allow HW to plant thousands of Super Trees in the industrial corridors of our region
Houston Ship Channel targeted areas and plantings to date
Each tree represents a planting that has occurred. The larger boxes are the targeted areas for our HSC T.R.E.E.S. program.
You can also explore our planting data on our GIS Dashboard below:
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Wondering what tree planting will be like? Check out or step-by-step tutorial here —> HW Super Trees for Sustainability- Training video
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Item For each planting event, we provide volunteers and landowners with a chart documenting the number of each tree species planted, along with the CO2 sequestered and stored, the annual water absorption, removal of particulate matter from the air, and the total tree canopy that will be provided by the trees once they reach maturity. Click here to download an example Ecosystem Service Chart from a recent tree plantingdescription
Thank you to HSC TREES Partners & Sponsors:
Apache Corporation • Bank of Texas • Tree Life Farms • City of Houston • City of Pasadena • City of Seabrook • ConocoPhillips • ExxonMobil • Harris County • H-E-B • The Meadows Foundation • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation • NRG • Port Houston • Rice University • Shell Oil • University of Houston
Houston/Harris County Riparian waterway , leading to the port of houston. Jonnu Singleton, independent photographer.
the multiple ecosystem services of a native tree
