Rooted Resilience

Launched in December 2024, Rooted Resilience is Bexar Branches Alliance’s equity-focused tree care program designed to strengthen neighborhoods facing the greatest environmental and climate challenges. The program prioritizes communities with low tree canopy and high heat vulnerability, bringing professional tree care and long-term canopy investment directly to homeowners.

Using a data-driven planning approach, BBA integrates tree equity information with community needs to guide outreach and service delivery. Through hands-on engagement and collaboration with local partners, the program improves tree health, enhances neighborhood safety, and supports long-term canopy growth.

Delivered under budget, the program strategically reinvested remaining funds into a community tree adoption and replacement planting event, providing new trees and watering supplies to participating homeowners and neighbors. This expansion allowed the program to extend its impact beyond the initial households, strengthen long-term tree survival, and increase canopy coverage across the surrounding community.

Bexar Branches Alliance is actively seeking funding to expand the Rooted Resilience pilot program throughout the region.