HomeStreet Bank Tree Challenge

HomeStreet Bank and its partners Cascade Land Conservancy, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Capitol Land Trust and Friends of the Hylebos have raised more than $90,000 through the HomeStreet Bank Tree Challenge to support tree planting programs in the Puget Sound region.

Trees are a precious resource for the region in which we live, and a special part of the spirit of the Pacific Northwest. The individual contributions and HomeStreet Bank’s matching funds will help our partner organizations plant and care for more than 1,800 new trees.

Funding from the Tree Challenge will nurture young trees from pre-planting until they become established approximately four years later. The process includes preparing the land, including removal of invasive species; planting and mulching; and follow-up care, often including hand-watering, to give each tree the best chance for survival.

Trees reduce storm water runoff, clean carbon and pollutants out of the air, provide salmon and other wildlife with critical habitat, control soil erosion, increase property values, and beautify the region in which we live. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the HomeStreet Bank Tree Challenge. Working together, we can preserve our urban and near-urban forests for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.