About the Tree Foundation of Kern

The Tree Foundation of Kern is a non-profit 501(c)(3) California corporation established in 1993. It is dedicated to the advancement of a sustainable urban and community forestry plan in Kern County.

Our mission is to inspire people to enhance their neighborhoods by planting and caring for trees.

Our vision is to have healthy, vibrant, sustainable urban forests in all of Kern County.

The Tree Foundation has two nurseries that grow trees for our organization.  These trees are available for low cost to schools, municipalities, and other organizations that plant trees in public places.   We have a partnership with Bakersfield Association for Retarded Citizens (BARC) through the Kern High School District Adult School Program.  They grow our trees for us while learning valuable horticulture skills and taking on new responsibilities.  Additionally, we support a program at the Taft Correctional Institute where trees are cared for by prison inmates. 

Since 1994, over 12,000 trees have been planted at over 400  locations throughout Kern County by the Tree Foundation.