Donate to Help Fund Trees
Sign up to Attend on Jan 31st

Our next educational event will be hosted by our partners at Columbia College on January 31st from 10 am - noon.

Join us for light refreshments and an informative session about the benefits of urban trees. Learn how to plant a tree and care for it to ensure that it thrives for years to come. Find out how you can sign up to receive up to three free shade trees for your property.

This session is free and open to everyone. Even if you rent your property we encourage you to attend and take back information for your property owner. Let us help you reforest your neighborhood! Sign up to attend and bring a friend!

Beat the Heat,

Columbia…

Plant a Tree!

Donate to Help Fund Trees
Benefits of Urban Trees
What Trees are Available?
Explore our Resource Library
Am I Eligible?
Apply for Free Shade Trees

A Cool Opportunity 

If you own a property in greater Columbia, you could receive up to 3 shade tree at no cost, plus a TreeDiaper for each tree to reduce maintenance.

Tell your neighbors. Tell your friends.

The goal is to plant thousands of new shade trees in greater Columbia to restore our urban canopy. 

About Beat the Heat

BEAT THE HEAT is a partnership between Columbia Green and the City of Columbia to GIVE AWAY shade trees to property owners in greater Columbia to aleviate urban heat and improve air quality.

Since our kickoff in July of 2024, we have given away over 1,550 trees to property owners in greater Columbia.