About Us

The Greenwich Tree Conservancy, incorporated January 4, 2007, is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization open to all interested citizens, governed by a board and advised by an advisory board. It was created to preserve and enhance the tree and forest resources of Greenwich, Connecticut to benefit the community, its health and its quality of life.

Our Vision

A healthy and beautiful town-wide community forest sustained by an informed Citizenry.

Our Mission

To preserve and enhance the tree and forest resources of Greenwich to benefit our community, our health and our quality of life.

Our Goals

Locate and revitalize significant trees and identify sites for new tree plantings.

Educate citizens and businesses on the value and benefit of trees and the importance of stewardship. Encourage the care and maintenance of existing trees and habitat.

Advocate for policies and funding that will integrate tree protection and stewardship into community planning; advocate for innovative management tools and for operational reforms that will make tree and related ordinances and the agencies that administer them more user friendly.

Foster public-private partnerships to protect and augment our community trees, forest and related habitat, both public and private.

GTC partners with both government and the citizens of Greenwich in a renewed commitment to the values and resources that educate and empower our community  to care for the trees and forest that have made Greenwich a model of beauty and civic pride for generations. 

History

"The seed was planted" for the Conservancy in April 2006 with a program held at the Bruce Museum entitled "Clear Cut: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You"? The themes of that program spearheaded by the League of Conservation Voters and co-sponsored by the Town, the League of Women Voters, the Bruce Museum and 15 other community organizations, were the many benefits of community trees and measures that can be taken to preserve and enhance them.

For more information about Greenwich Tree Conservancy, please contact: Executive Director, JoAnn Messina via the Contact Us page.