Peachtree Arborists Partners with the Arbor Day Foundation and Trees Atlanta to Create First-of-its-Kind Tree Replenishing Program
Monday, May 2nd, 2022
Peachtree Arborists today announced a replanting initiative created through new partnerships forged with Trees Atlanta and the Arbor Day Foundation.
Known as the only regional arboriculture firm that plants a tree for every tree it removes, Peachtree Arborists will now empower property owners and managers to designate the location and size of each replacement tree.
After each tree is planted, a public online satellite map tracks the program’s replanting activities, allowing anyone to pinpoint their newly planted tree’s location and learn details about the size and species of each plant. The digital map was donated to the program by Clearion, an Atlanta-based geospatial workforce infrastructure management software provider.
Peachtree Arborists Founder and CEO Michael Orme said the partnership and program was in the works for more than two years.
“In order to honor sustainability while reinvesting in Atlanta’s vast tree canopy, in the summer of 2019 our Peachtree Arborists team brainstormed new ways to connect clients to nonprofits with proven arboriculture expertise,” said Orme. “In anticipation of approaching Trees Atlanta and the Arbor Day Foundation with conservation ideas, we recognized the potential synergies to engage more people with their mission.”
“We all collaborated to achieve launch in time for this month’s 150th anniversary of the first Arbor Day in the U.S. and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Arbor Day Foundation,” added Orme.
Known as the nation’s largest “City in the Forest,” Atlanta has the highest percentage of urban tree canopy for a metropolitan area in the U.S., with 46.5% coverage as of 2018, down from 47.9% coverage reported in 2008. Atlanta’s rapid growth and development is eroding its canopy, underscoring the need for creative approaches to tree restoration.
