About the TREE Fund

The TREE Fund is currently the leading non-governmental source of funding for research and education programs in the field of arboriculture (the science of cultivating and managing trees in a landscape). Our mission is to identify and fund projects and programs which advance knowledge in the field of arboriculture and urban forestry to benefit people, trees and the environment. The foundation has distributed more than $6 million to date, in the form of scholarships and research grants to students and professionals in the industry.

Accomplishments Knowledge gained from more than 400 TREE Fund research grants since 1976 directly affects tree care practices, people’s lives and arborists’ techniques every day. MORE>

TREE Fund People Get to know our Board of Trustees, Liaisons and Staff. MORE>

TREE Fund History Created in 2002 as the result of a merger of the National Arborist Foundation with the Research Trust of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the Tree Fund’s roots reach back into the 1970s. MORE>

Founding & Allied Organizations Thanks to the foresight and cooperation of our founding organizations, the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the TREE Fund is leading the way in advancing knowledge in arboriculture and urban forestry. We also maintain ties to allied organizations within the industry who share our interests and goals. MORE>