Worcester Tree Initiative:
an Independent Program of Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Our Mission: Rebuilding Worcester County's Community Forests

Our organization exists to grow, care for, and protect Worcester County's urban and town forests. Our community based approach includes education, training, tree planting, and long term monitoring and care to achieve significant improvements to the environment and to the quality of life in our cities and towns. 

For more information read Our Story.

Our Story

ARBOR DAY 2018 : April 27th AND 28th

This year there are two days to celebrate Arbor Day in Worcester! On Friday, April 27th and Saturday the 28th in Institute Park.

On Friday you can help get the park clean and observe Arbor Day with City and State officials. On Saturday come to learn about the wonderful things trees do through hands on, family friendly learning experiences, guided walks, and demonstrations.

Learn about all the planned activities, see the schedule, and more on our Arbor Day page, linked below.

Arbor Day

Jane Week 2018 : April 30th to May 6th

Presented by Jane Jacobs in the Woo and Urban Planning Partnership
We're excited to announce that WTI is partnering with Urban Planning Partnership (UPP) during this year's Jane Jacobs Week. UPP is working to improve neighborhood livability in Worcester. 

There's so much to do during Jane Week! For our part we will be helping lead the Urban Ag Tour of Main South and Piedmont on Monday, April 30th and several elements on Saturday, May 5th in Quinsig Village. You can see a full brochure on our Upcoming Events page. 

Upcoming Events

Planting Trees

Volunteering & Upcoming Events 

Tree Pruning Outings Friday & Saturday

Education Programs

Green Jobs and Internships

It Takes a City to Build a Forest

Growing an urban forest is hard work. Lack of space, poor growing conditions, and damage done by people, both accidentally and intentionally, make cities and towns tough places to grow trees, but in our view, it's not optional. We wouldn't want to live in a city without trees and we doubt you would either.

That's why we're asking you to consider supporting our efforts. We work to rebuild Worcester's urban forest and ensure that it is healthy, well cared for, and equitably distributed. We need your help to ensure that this work is carried out. You can do this in a lot of ways, from volunteering to donating; learn more by clicking below.

Grow The Forest

Steering Committee

Founders:

Congressman Jim McGovern
Tim Murray; President/CEO, Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce 

Co-Chairs:   

Mary Knittle
State Representative Jim O'Day  
Jordan Levy  

Members:
Paul Belsito
Deb Cary
Senate President Harriette Chandler
Andy Davis
Margaret Doyle
Grace Elton, CEO, Tower Hill Botanic Garden
City Councilor Tony Enonomou
Steve Fischer
Allen Fletcher
School Committee Member Jack Foley

Margaret Guzman
Robyn Kennedy
State Senator Michael Moore
Paul Moosey, Commissioner, Dept. of Public Works, Worcester
Marie Morse
​Colin Novick
Joe O'Brien
Selectman Ken O'Brien
Kevin O'Sullivan
Chris Philbin
Kathleen Polanowicz 
Selectman Chris Rucho
Matthew Wally