Community Shade

Add clean air, cooler temperatures, and beauty to your community

Now accepting applications for events from October 2025 through April 2026

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive trees and a staffed planting event, sites must meet all of the following criteria:

Site located in SMUD service area

Recognition of STF and SMUD for providing trees and this program

Permission from property owner(s)

Apply 3+ months in advance

Space to plant 15+ trees

Functional irrigation

No foreseen construction in planting area

Trees not required by city or county ordinance

Carbon & energy savings benefits of trees not counted toward a grant or other funding source

STF may be able to assist in obtaining permissions for parks and schools, but a planting event will not be possible if any of the property owner(s) are not amenable.

Submit an application






Property where tree(s) will be planted

If you are unsure, look up the address here to determine if this property is located in SMUD's service area.
This program is only available to properties in the SMUD service area. We recommend checking if there is an organization like ours that serves your community. In California, check with California ReLeaf; outside of California, check with the Alliance for Community Trees.









Unfortunately, this program is only available to properties in the SMUD service area, and this property does not qualify.

We recommend checking if there is an organization like ours that serves your community. In California, check with California ReLeaf; outside of California, check with the Alliance for Community Trees.
Property details
To provide trees or a planting event, we must be able to obtain permission from all owners of the property. We can help move this process along if you've started the conversation, but if you know that any of the owners do not want a tree planting, we cannot proceed. 

This application is only for larger community spaces. For individual homes and businesses, please instead sign up at sactree.org/freetrees.









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This program is made possible by SMUD. Over 600,000 trees have been planted since our partnership began 35+ years ago!

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