Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Arbor Day

"Each generation takes the Earth as trustees. We ought to bequeath to

posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed."

- J. Sterling Morton, 1887

28th Annual Arbor Day Celebration

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department held an official Arbor Day celebration on January 25, 2014, at Glenshire Park, Meadowcreek Village Park and Memorial Park. During the Arbor Day planting season, October 2013 through February 2014, the department and its many volunteers and sponsors will have planted 105,723 trees in 31 parks and green spaces across the city. Special thanks to all our volunteers and sponsors who have made this possible. Our partners include: the Apache Corporation, Trees for Houston, the Texas A& M Forest Service, TXU Energy, the Memorial Park Conservancy, the Hermann Park Conservancy, the Tu Bishvat Jewish New Year for Trees, AmeriCorps, and the Houston Parks Board.

Arbor Day (January 25) planting sites include:

Glenshire- 12100 Riceville School Road, 77031

Planted by HPARD Urban Forestry

Planted by HPARD Urban Forestry Meadowcreek Village - 5333 Berry Creek, 77017

Planted by HPARD Urban Forestry staff and volunteers

Planted by HPARD Urban Forestry staff and volunteers Memorial Park - 6501 Memorial Drive, 77007

Planted by Apache Corporation volunteers

Park sites scheduled to be planted in February 2014 include:

Francklow - 1300 Seagler, 77042

Planted by Houston Parks Board and volunteers

Planted by Houston Parks Board and volunteers Hermann - 6001 Fannin, 77030

Planted by the Hermann Park Conservancy

Planted by the Hermann Park Conservancy MacGregor Park - 5225 Calhoun, 77021

Planted by Trees for Houston

Planted by Trees for Houston Oak Forest - 2100 Judiway, 77018

Planted by Trees for Houston

Planted by Trees for Houston Riverside - 2600 S Calumet/N Calumet, 77004

Planted by Houston Parks Board

Park sites that have already been planted during the Arbor Day season include:

Agnes Moffitt - 10645 Hammerly, 77043

Planted by Trees for Houston

Planted by Trees for Houston Burnett Bayland - 6000 Chimney Rock, 77081

Planted by Tu Bishvat Jewish New Year for Trees

Planted by Tu Bishvat Jewish New Year for Trees Freed - 6818 Shady Villa Lane, 77055

Planted by Trees for Houston and volunteers

Planted by Trees for Houston and volunteers Herman Brown Park - 400 Mercury Drive, 77013

Planted by TXU Energy

Planted by TXU Energy Sunnyside Park Trail - 3502 Bellfort, 77051

Planted by HPARD AmeriCorps crews

Esplanades planted by HPARD and/or HPARD contractors during the Arbor Day Season include: