The activities under this grant include: planting trees in public parks and green spaces, providing safety training on arboriculture practices like use of chainsaw equipment, and maintaining green…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded $330,000 to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest (doing business as Smart Trees Pacific) on June 15, 2026, under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675).

The recipient will plant trees in public parks and green spaces, provide safety training on arboriculture practices including chainsaw equipment operation, and maintain green spaces by pruning trees along roadsides, within parks, schools, ponding basins, and drainage swale areas in Guam and the Northern Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands. Performance extends through December 31, 2027, with work centered in Guam. Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest is a non-profit organization based in Kailua, Hawaii, that specializes in urban forestry and environmental sustainability initiatives across the Pacific region.

The activities under this grant include: planting trees in public parks and green spaces, providing safety training on arboriculture practices like use of chainsaw equipment, and maintaining green spaces by pruning trees along roadsides, within parks, schools, ponding basins, drainage swale areas in guam and northern commonwealth of the mariana islands.