Trees Please is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 to promote the preservation and planting of street and park trees in Pueblo, Colorado.
Trees create a thriving sustainable community.
$104k Raised
1989 – Present
From private foundations and state grants for new trees and maintenance of existing trees in the City of Pueblo.
3,093 Trees
1989 – Present
Over 3,000 new large trees planted throughout the city.
Coordinated and funded planting 1,075 trees at 26 schools throughout Pueblo.
Legislated New Ordinance
1995 - Present
Legislated a new landscape ordinance for the city of Pueblo. Trees Please, in conjunction with the City Planning Department, composed, lobbied, and worked for the enactment of this law regarding landscape criteria for businesses. The ordinance was voted into law, July, 1995.