Up With Trees

Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 12 - we are hosting our first Tree Folk event! Ever been curious about what Up With Trees does? New to Tulsa and want to meet community minded individuals? Or maybe you're just free Sept. 12 and want to swing by for drinks and live music in our shop. We would love for you to join us here for a free social event and hopefully the first of many!

When: Sept. 12 5pm - 7pm // come and go
Where: Up With Trees 1102 S Boston Ave

Last week our crew pruned and ground out multiple stumps at Bales Park. With many mature trees, the signs of overgrowth and storm damage were evident. We are incredibly grateful and proud to have been able to clean up this beautiful Tulsa park & trail system!

This project was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA.

We are excited to announce our upcoming fundraiser celebrating the 48-year legacy of environmental stewardship in Tulsa. As a nonprofit organization, we know the power of community to create lasting change. Together, we change the landscape.

Join us for dinner under the Canopy at Woodward Park, with drinks, live music, and great company. Your support will help us plant & care for thousands of trees, contributing to cleaner air, healthier ecosystems, and a greener future for generations to come. Every donation brings us one step closer to our goal.

Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
Location: The Arboretum at Woodward Park
For tickets & Sponsorships: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-canopy-fundraiser-benefiting-up-with-trees-tickets-976496847357

If you need a reason to get outside this Saturday morning, meet us at 8:30am along the I-44 and Yale landscape beds! These beds greet drivers trying to hit those Dillard's sales or get some gas on their way through Tulsa. Help use spruce these up with some w**ding and make these freeways treeways!

W**d Landscape Beds at I-44 & Yale Ave Come join us at I-44 & Yale Ave to learn how to create beautiful landscape beds using w**d-friendly plants and techniques!

This Saturday starting at 8:30am we will be out at Hamilton Elementary showing some love to the outdoor classroom! Sign up at the link below and we hope to see you there:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cleanup-at-hamilton-elementary-outdoor-classroom-tickets-961668395057?aff=oddtdtcreator

With over 400 highway sites throughout Tulsa County, we have the privilege of hearing the stories of those individuals and companies in our community that make our home dynamic and beautiful. Written by their daughter, Jessica Dyer, we are honored to remember the lives of Drs. Mohan and Patti Mittapalli.

"Drs. Mohanrao and Parvati Mittapalli married in June of 1969 in India and immigrated to the United States. They proudly planted their roots in the Tulsa area for over 40 years. They served their community through medicine, wisdom, joy, humor and generosity beautifying it one person at a time. They lived with passion for Tulsa, its people and all it offered. Mohanrao and Parvati brought balance and harmony to the earth persevering in strength and connectedness. Trees offer much of the same as they serve as a symbol of life, individuality and beauty each with a designated space in this world. The first act that Mohanrao would do when moving to a new house was plant a tree for his wife and daughters. There were always crepe myrtles which was one of their favorite flowering trees. These surround their Up With Trees sign this day. The pine trees they have planted over the years now tower and serve as pillars of history and memories. They have shared seedlings of their trees with anyone they could. This site serves as a way to honor them as it was carefully selected for its location close to the hospital and on the way home where they lived in Hunter's Pointe. They served as excellent examples to their children, grandchildren and to all who journeyed with them. May we continue to nurture and nourish one another with kindness, spreading joy where we can, smiling, living and loving well. May this site serve as a reminder to slow down, notice others and leaving them better than we found them."

Join us next Saturday, August 3, at Zarrow International Elementary School to w**d and mulch the Outdoor Classroom! This family-friendly volunteer event is from 8:30am - 11:30am. If you have your own gardening gloves, please bring them, otherwise we will provide all supplies!

Got a nosey neighbor? Plant a tree! Trees provide a natural privacy barrier as well as abate noise. This is a big benefit of planting trees along major highways in Tulsa is protecting surrounding neighborhoods from the noise of traffic.

These days it seems everyone has some kind of stress and pressure with which they are grappling. This is your sign to take care of yourself, take a walk in the woods and be present in nature. Feel the shade sheltering you from the hot sun, and breathe in the fresh air. Nature reminds us that when we are in the right environment, we can flourish.

Meet Jess England, an Up With Trees Board Member! We are so grateful to have her on our team helping green our beautiful community!

Our office and operations will be closed tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. Have a fun & amazing Fourth of July!

Share a picture of the view from your workplace!
Did you know that studies show that views of trees from your workplace result in employees who:
are less frustrated about tasks🌳
feel greater enthusiasm for the job🌳🌲
report feelings of higher life satisfaction🌳🌲🌳
report better overall health than their coworkers without a view 🌳🌲🌳🌳

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-role-of-nature-in-the-context-of-the-workplace-Kaplan/44efea1d1d8a043c9f685a45be41ba0508ac2319?p2df

Steve, our Executive Director, has worked with trees for so many years he is starting to act like them! Unfortunately his umbrella method is just not as effective at cooling cars as the shade of a tree. On these 100 degree days lets thank the trees for being so good at cooling cities!

This morning's thunderstorm is a great reminder that trees need water now more than ever! With this heat our trees need to be watered every few days. Forget the lemonade stand, our trees are thirsty - here are some tips!

Meet Elise, an Operations Crew Member, and in-house entomologist! She has been giving our trees a fighting chance against bagworms. Bagworms can harm deciduous and evergreen trees by eating the foliage, hindering a tree's ability to produce enough food to survive the winter.

Looking for the most credible influencer around to help you find balance and self-actualization? Trees are the O.G. influencer! Surround yourself with trees: feel your stress decrease, productivity improve, purify the air you breathe, cool yourself down during hot summers, and filter the water you drink!
Donate $25+ to support more trees in Tulsa!
upwithtrees.org/donate

Trees manage stormwater so you don't have to! Give $10+ today to support planting trees as a natural solution to cleaning local water sources and managing stormwater runoff! Anybody else glad we don't have to stand out in the rain trying to absorb as much water as possible?

upwithtrees.org/donate

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandfather's, stepdads, and foster dads that are always there sheltering, teaching, and loving on those special kiddos as they grow!

Tomorrow morning we are out here for the last time of this season! After a hard week of hand digging the majority of the holes, we are so excited to get these trees in the ground. Come out at 9am this Saturday along 36th Street North and be a part of planting close to 60 trees along this street! HUGE SHOUT OUT to our crew and volunteers that came out to help during the week in unforgiving heat and jumped in to pick axe/dig in this rocky clay soil.

Parking is available at Cincinnati Medical 529 E 36th St N, Tulsa, OK 74106

We had a wonderful time exploring the Perkins' Residence at last night's tree walk - big thank you to Mike and Erma for sharing their at home oasis with us!

We need your help! Wednesday - Friday this week we are planting trees along 36th St N from 9:30am - 11:30am. Bring your co-workers, friends, family and be a part of greening our home for a healthier community. Comment if you can join us :)

This Wednesday come find us in Sand Springs at 6pm for a Tree Walk at the Perkins residence! Your yard is a canvas and can be a great way to express your love of trees and nature. Destress from your day with an evening stroll with one of Tulsa's favorite tree experts.

1702 Old North Place Sand Springs, OK 74063

Come cookout with us on Thursday June 13 at 6pm! For all friends of trees and good food, we will be grilling food at Up With Trees 1102 S Boston Ave. Tulsa, OK 74119. If you're able to come please RSVP to [email protected] by June 11 so we can have enough food! Feel free to bring a side or treat if you are able. See your friendly faces soon!

Meet us tomorrow at 9am to help plant 60+ trees along 36th St N! We need all the help we can get as the landscape here requires us to hand dig every hole. If you're available and want to join a fun outdoor crew, meet us tomorrow morning! Parking can be found at 1010 East 36th Street North Tulsa, OK 74106

With those beautiful sunny summer days comes heat! Did you know that having trees in urban areas can cool cities up to 10 degrees? Even young trees can have an immediate cooling effect. Check out these photos of the landscape beds we planted along North Peoria this last winter. More trees means more shade and a healthier/more inhabitable city.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02585-5/abstract

Have plans this Saturday morning? You do now! Come plant trees with us along 36th St North this Saturday starting at 9am. Parking available at the Crossover Prep 1010 E 36th St N, Tulsa, OK 74106

The Claremore community is still dealing with the results of the May tornado. Several from our crew were able to go out to support in the debris cleanup. Visit the below website to learn how you can join in the effort to support our community members affected by this storm.

https://claremore.com/claremore-may-2024-tornado-faqs/

Thank you to Tom and Susie Wallace for funding the planting of 19 Redbuds in the historic Owen Park neighborhood as well as the for volunteering with us!