Our Work
Green Cities Accord focuses on increasing funding and investments to enhance the urban tree canopy, benefiting our cities and the people who live in them. We are committed to fostering public-private partnerships for the continued development and protection of urban tree canopy infrastructure, ensuring the growth and preservation of trees for future generations.
Twin Cities Climate Resliliency Initiative
The Twin Cities Climate Resiliency Initiative is a public/private partnership focused on significantly expanding the urban tree canopy across the Twin Cities Metro Area.
Carbon Offset Program
The Carbon Offset Program provides an opportunity for local organizations or individuals to take climate action by purchasing offsets from Green Cities Accord.
The Loppet Foundation
Green Cities Accord and The Loppet Foundation have established a transformative five-year partnership to advance climate action, urban forestry, and community engagement in Theodore Wirth Park, one of the Twin Cities’ most cherished natural spaces.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
In 2022, Green Cities Accord and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) forged a partnership to launch an urban tree carbon offset program. This innovative program, the first of its kind in Minnesota, aims to sell carbon offsets generated by trees that are added to the urban tree canopy in Minneapolis.
Hennepin County
Green Cities Accord and Hennepin County registered our first urban tree planting project in partnership in 2023. The project includes trees that were planted from 2020 – 2022 in the public right-of-way along County streets as well as on County facility land or tax forfeited land where the County has the authority to plant and maintain trees.
City of St. Paul
The City of St. Paul partnered with Green Cities Accord to establish an urban tree carbon project that registered trees planted from 2021-2023. Proceeds from the sale of carbon offsets from this project are reinvested in additional tree planting and maintenance performed by the City of St. Paul.
