Erie County is leading an initiative funded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program focused on local climate resilience. In addition to creating a Community Forest Management Plan for all of Erie County, the initiative is working with Black Rock Riverside Alliance on creating two and Buffalo Freedom Gardens to establish the Gail V. Wells Freedom Food Forest at JFK Park in Buffalo.

The Buffalo Green Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Buffalo's neighborhoods, parks, and public spaces through beautification and landscaping projects. Buffalo Green Fund regularly organizes volunteer tree planting events through Re-Tree WNY, provides matching grants for neighborhood beautification projects, and organizes various other programs like Buffalo in Bloom.

As a partnership between Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Buffalo Green Fund, the WNY CommuniTree Steward program provides an annual five-part classroom and in-field training series to teach Buffalo area residents to care for newly planted trees.

Olmsted Parks Conservancy offers various volunteer opportunities related to tree plantings and greening, with a focus on the public spaces associated with Buffalo’s Olmsted Parks System.ion

Ralph Wilson Park is a 100+ acre waterfront park situated on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Buffalo. The park is currently undergoing a transformation to become one of the most beautiful and inclusive public spaces in the country. This includes planting about 2,680 trees as part of the park’s reconstruction.

The Tool Library is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven tool-lending service based at 2626 Main Street. The Tool Library has planted over 1,600 trees across University and Masten Districts since 2014. This year, Service Day events will be held throughout Buffalo, focusing on activities such as tree stewardship, park improvements, combating blight, and cultivating gardens.