Arizona Sustainability Alliance

Initiated the HOA Tree Stewards program in partnership with AZDFFM.

Provides resources and guidance for urban forestry in Arizona, including hands-on tree care tips, videos, blogs, and program links. This also involves assisting residents, homeowners, and municipalities with tree species selection, landscape design, and general tree information through a tree species list, and providing a guide to trees and pollinator shrubs that thrive in Arizona's desert climate with printable care guides.

Assists residents, homeowners, and municipalities with tree species selection, landscape design, and general tree information through a tree species list, including downloadable PDF lists of native, non-native, and citrus tree species. The organization also curates a comprehensive list of suitable trees to enhance the Valley's greenery and a Tree Reference Guide for Maricopa County, listing nearly 100 landscape trees available from wholesale nurseries in central Arizona to inform planting projects in arid landscapes.

Grew the Arizona Urban Forestry Roundtable into a statewide coalition of over 180 active members from various organizations, including cities, nonprofits, utilities, state agencies, and community partners. The organization also convenes the Phoenix Metro Urban Forestry Roundtable to address challenges in improving Arizona's tree canopy and strengthens collaboration between municipalities, nonprofits, and community members to expand tree canopy and improve equity outcomes.

Grew the Arizona Urban Forestry Roundtable into a statewide coalition of over 180 active members from various organizations, including cities, nonprofits, utilities, state agencies, and community partners. The organization also convenes the Phoenix Metro Urban Forestry Roundtable to address challenges in improving Arizona's tree canopy and strengthens collaboration between municipalities, nonprofits, and community members to expand tree canopy and improve equity outcomes.

Maintains an interactive dashboard to track planting outcomes, survivability, and tree care needs of Arizona's trees.

Provides hands-on tree care tips, videos, blogs, and program links to support urban forestry in Arizona, including a guide to trees and pollinator shrubs that thrive in Arizona's desert climate with printable care guides. The organization also offers free in-person Continuing Education Unit (CEU) workshops annually for Roundtable members and operates an "Urban Forestry education initiative" that trains K-12 teachers on an AZ-specific urban forestry curriculum, having graduated 195 teachers since 2021.

Curates a comprehensive list of suitable trees to enhance the Valley's greenery, empowering professionals and the public to make informed tree choices across Arizona. This includes maintaining an interactive dashboard to track planting outcomes, survivability, and tree care needs of Arizona's trees, and curating a Tree Reference Guide for Maricopa County listing nearly 100 landscape trees available from wholesale nurseries.

Operates a tree planting program in Arizona, focusing on disadvantaged areas with low shade canopies, using native and desert-adapted trees. The program includes tree purchasing, tool rentals, maintenance planning, tree selection, planting logistics, volunteer days, and long-term monitoring and support of the trees for up to five years, tracking metrics like trunk circumference, shade canopy, height, temperature, and water intake.

Operates a tree planting program in Arizona, focusing on disadvantaged areas with low shade canopies, using native and desert-adapted trees. The program includes tree purchasing, tool rentals, maintenance planning, tree selection, planting logistics, volunteer days, and long-term monitoring and support of the trees for up to five years, tracking metrics like trunk circumference, shade canopy, height, temperature, and water intake.

Operates the "Urban Forestry education initiative," a weeklong hybrid summer program that trains K-12 teachers on an AZ-specific urban forestry curriculum. The program provides lessons, activities, resources, field experiences, stipends, and professional development hours, and has graduated 195 teachers since 2021.

Operates workforce development programs in renewable energy and conservation, including building equitable green career pathways and strengthening Arizona's urban forestry workforce. This involves connecting training programs to climate resilience and tree care opportunities, and training cohorts of Tree Stewards from disadvantaged communities through an 8-module certification and hands-on training.

Operates workforce development programs in renewable energy and conservation, including building equitable green career pathways and strengthening Arizona's urban forestry workforce. This involves connecting training programs to real-world climate resilience and tree care opportunities, and training cohorts of Tree Stewards from disadvantaged communities through an 8-module certification and hands-on training.

Offers free in-person Continuing Education Unit (CEU) workshops annually for Roundtable members and facilitates member-led presentations at the Arizona Nursery Association Annual Conference.

Implements projects with educational components that focus on youth in vulnerable communities.

Engages in civic engagement, collaboration, and education to promote sustainable living and environmental protection.

Engages in civic engagement, collaboration, and education to promote sustainable living and environmental protection, including implementing projects with educational components that focus on youth in vulnerable communities.