The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Environmental Beautification
Programs that solicit voluntary contributions, which may be monetary, in kind or volunteer service hours, to support any of a wide variety of efforts to preserve, protect or maintain the natural or urban environment including parks, sections of roadway, streams, subway stations and other similar resources.
Community/Nature Area Cleanup/Enhancement Projects
Programs that sponsor community beautification projects in which people, usually volunteers, pick up litter that accumulates on the highways, in rivers or streams, on beaches, in flood control channels or on other public property; maintain nature trails; pull weeds; repair fencing; fix broken equipment; or otherwise clean up, fix up or generally improve the appearance of the urban environment and its natural surroundings.
Programs that reduce the amount of trash on public property by enforcing litter laws and levying fines against violators.
Programs that provide house or garden plants for low-income people, older adults or other targeted individuals; serve as a clearinghouse for donated plants or trees; or make trees available to schools, neighborhood beautification projects, community housing programs, nonprofit organization landscaping projects, and other community beautification efforts, either directly or through an exchange program. These programs may also help recipients obtain necessary permits to plant the trees and provide information about tree care. Also included are programs that maintain a database of sources of tree planting stock for referral purposes.
Programs that sponsor projects though which trees and other greenery are planted on public lands such as parks, school grounds, cemeteries, public golf courses, local streets and avenues or nature trails, where they beautify the environment and can be enjoyed by community residents. Many programs enlist volunteers in their tree planting projects and trees are often obtained at reduced or no cost from local plant/tree banks, programs that collect donated live Christmas trees after the holidays, people who wish to donate a commemorative tree in memory of a loved one and other similar sources.