The NeighborWoods program was developed in 2003 as part of the City's Comprehensive Planning process to replace trees lost to development and natural disasters. 

The City of Greensboro is now accepting applications for the 2011 NeighborWoods Tree Planting Grant. Local neighborhoods interested in "greening" their environment are encouraged to submit an Application Form by May 31 to Mike Cusimano, Urban Forester, City of Greensboro, Planning and Community Development, PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402.

The NeighborWoods concept originated from the 2025 Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee to initiate a community-wide tree planting / revegetation program.

City of Greensboro staff and a resident committee further developed the program to create a public / private partnership between the City of Greensboro and Greensboro Beautiful Inc. The mission of the NeighborWoods program is to help reforest Greensboro by planting trees in neighborhoods with help from neighborhood residents.

Each year, neighborhood associations may submit an application for the NeighborWoods Program to plant street trees in their neighborhood or trees in their community park. The selected neighborhood will then work with the City of Greensboro and Greensboro Beautiful staff to help choose tree species for the planting, train tree-planting volunteers, and select a tree-planting day.

The program provides trees and mulch, and the neighborhood is asked to take responsibility for planting, watering and mulching and maintaining the trees. 

Where does the funding for NeighborWoods come from?

Trees are funded through a combination of grant monies and resident donations that will be placed into a Tree Fund. Greensboro Beautiful serves as the steward of the fund and is a non-reverting source of monies that is used to plant trees for the NeighborWoods Program.  

Funding for the 2010 program was made possible by a generous grant from American Express and a donation of mulch from the City's Water Resources Department. Additional support was provided by Dunlap Lawn Service Inc. to auger holes for trees to be planted on private property.

The NeighborWoods Program is a collaborative effort by Greensboro Beautiful, the Neighborhood Association, the NC Cooperative Extension Service in Guilford County and the following City departments: Planning and Community Development, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources, and Field Operations.