Bexar Branches Alliance
Bexar Branches Alliance is an urban forestry nonprofit dedicated to expanding and preserving the tree canopy of the Greater San Antonio Region.
“San Antonio has lost tree canopy and it is not just about preservation: it is about re-forestation of the urban area.”
San Antonio Parks System Plan
Our Priorities
Provide holistic, ecology-based education and policy research to improve native tree literacy and advocacy.
Partner with public and private groups and use the latest in urban forestry research to develop and execute native tree planting initiatives.
Provide tree maintenance assistance programs serving socially vulnerable and low canopy communities.
Our Programs
PROJECT CANOPY
Project CANOPY Cultivating and Nurturing Our Planet’s Youth
Run or walk throughout the grounds of the Arboretum San Antonio! The Bexar Branches 5K: A “Tree.1” Mile and Kids Fun Run For the Trees will be officiated by Run In Texas. It will take you through the woods and under the tree canopy and reward you with a custom handcrafted wood finisher medal and post-race fun!
Bexar Branches Alliance partners with public and private organizations to implement tree planting and maintenance events. View our Events page to sign-up for upcoming opportunities.
About Us
In 2021, passionate arborists, climate activists, and community developers formed Bexar Branches Alliance to bring together various public and private organizations focused on improving the region’s urban ecology.
The region’s population nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, resulting in rapid development expansion and removing thousands of trees from the Hill Country ecosystem. Tree coverage also varies throughout the region with economically depressed areas having the lowest coverage rates. A Texas A&M study identified 80,000 additional trees must be planted in the Greater San Antonio Region to offset the urban heat effect and address tree coverage inequalities.
Bexar Branches Alliance helps to solve these issues by acting as a collaboration partner across organizations and ensuring the execution of urban tree-related priorities.
Bexar Branches Alliance are striving to reduce urban heat effect in areas with less trees
Bexar Branches Acts as a Collaboration partner across organizations
Bexar Branches Alliance is focussed on improving the regions urban ecology
Get Involved
Partner With Us
If you represent an organization with a similar mindset, then we want to talk. Please contact us to join the Alliance.
Volunteer
Check out our Events page and then sign up for upcoming volunteer events and learn more about activities.
Sponsor A Program
Please sponsor a tree, it can be as a memorial or just a wonderful support to our Mission
