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Greetings! If you've been following Trees Matter, then you know we hold many tree plantings, tree distributions, and educational events annually. These blog posts are a great way to behind-the-scenes details on all our events, and also everything from treecare, to how to become involved with us at future events.

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Current blogs so far:

• "Summer Sweet Mesquite: Celebrating Arizona's Native Tree: Did you know that mesquite trees are among Arizona's most important native trees? Deeply rooted in the Sonoran Desert, mesquites have supported people, wildlife, and ecosystems for thousands of years. Their sweet, nutritious pods were a staple food for Indigenous communities, while today these remarkable trees provide shade, improve soil health, conserve water, and support over 80% of Arizona's wildlife species with food, shelter, and nesting habitats. Mesquites are drought-tolerant desert champions, helping create cooler, healthier communities and urban wildlife forests for both people and nature...."
  Continue reading: June 11 Summer Sweet Mesquite Blog
  
  
• "Growing Cooler Communities Across Maricopa County, Arizona Through the Salt River Project and the City of Mesa, both in collaboration with Trees Matter, residents across Maricopa County, Arizona are receiving free shade trees through their shade tree programs designed to help reduce energy costs, cool neighborhoods, and improve our urban environment. Before distributing trees, we want to ensure participants are well educated on proper planting and tree care techniques to help increase tree survival rates. Education is one of the most important parts of creating a sustainable shade tree program. Healthy, established trees provide long-term environmental and community benefits, especially in desert climates..."
  Continue reading: Growing Cooler Communities Across Maricopa County, Arizona

• "Grounding Shade for a Cooler Future: Highlights from the 1st SRP Shade Tree Webinar of 2026. This past Saturday, January 24, 2026...SRP electric bill customers participated in an engaging and informative SRP Shade Tree Webinar Workshop focused on one of Arizona’s most valuable resources: Trees!..." 
  Continue reading: Jan. 24 Treecare Webinar Tree Blog
  
  

• "100 Trees Planted with the Help of an Incredible Community. The tree-planting event held at Marivue Park in Phoenix January 31^st was a success! Thanks to the passionate and driven volunteers, we planted 100 trees! A powerful example of what can happen when people show up for their community. Community is a force for positive change. The City of Phoenix was a huge part of what made the day run so smoothly. Their team provided essential support with digging holes, watering, and staking, and we’re incredibly grateful for their hands-on involvement. We were also honored to welcome Councilwoman Laura Pastor (District 4), who joined us and shared a wonderful speech about the importance of community, sustainability, and investment in our neighborhoods..."
  Continue reading: Jan. 31 Marivue Planting Tree Blog