Trees are an invaluable natural resource. They beautify our neighborhoods, provide habitats for wildlife, and help to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The Apache Corporation Tree Grant Program focuses on large-scale conservation, protection of habitats for wildlife and native species, as well as the restoration and enhancement of public greenspaces. This award-winning environmental stewardship initiative is helping Apache leave a lasting positive impact for current and future generations in the areas where we live and work.

Since 2005, the Apache Corporation Tree Grant Program has provided more than 4.8 million trees to over 900 nonprofit charitable partners and government agencies in the U.S. We donate trees to a wide variety of organizations, including cities, counties, schools, parks, universities, youth associations, wildlife refuges and charitable service groups. In addition to the development and improvement of public parks and greenspaces, community partners often request trees to support a broad range of conservation efforts, including preservation of natural habitats and reforestation.

In the 2021 – 2022 season, we collaborated with 66 nonprofit organizations, 28 of which were first-time partners.

Highlights of our 2021 – 2022 program partners include:

• Exploration Green, to create and maintain a 200-acre park, natural habitat and wetlands conservation project in Greater Houston;
• The City of Houston and Harris County, for reforestation of Houston’s public parks, nature trails and roadways;
• The National Butterfly Center in south Texas, for the reforestation of native trees to 350 acres of protected lands for native pollinators and wildlife species;
• The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the establishment of wildlife habitats and reforestation at multiple Texas state parks and nature centers.
• Tree New Mexico to benefits its NeighborWoods program serving the Albuquerque, NM community;
• Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association, to increase the number and diversity of native wetland trees in Louisiana’s municipal parks;
• The Trust for Public Land, in support of a multi-year reforestation and wildlife habitat preservation at Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.