Planted with Purpose | Tree Planting Event

Planted With Purpose is McKinney’s citywide tree-planting initiative, led by McKinney’s Urban Forestry and Parks & Recreation, partnered with the McKinney Parks Foundation, North Texas Municipal Water District & One Earth One Chance to grow a healthier, more resilient community one tree at a time!
Through a series of tree plantings across McKinney, we’ll be putting 1,100 trees in the ground at two flood-prone, City-owned sites. These trees will help protect water quality, reduce flooding, improve air quality, and create healthier spaces for people and wildlife.
This is the first planting where we’ll be planting 444 trees along East Fork Trinity River. Details to participate are below. Registration is required.

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Time: 8 a.m. – Noon

Shuttle Times: To help manage transportation to the planting site, volunteers will be assigned to one of two shuttle arrival times the day of:

8:00 AM | First shuttle group (up to 55 passengers)

8:30 AM | Second shuttle group (up to 55 passengers)

Volunteers will park at McKinney City Hall and be shuttled from there to the planting site.

Parking: McKinney City Hall, 401 E. Virginia St. McKinney, TX 75069

LINK TO REGISTER: Planted with Purpose | McKinney Tree Planting | Volunteer McKinney

Registration is required

Planting Site: Between E University Dr & Greenville Rd. 33°12’09.4″N 96°35’41.3″W

Shuttle & Site Access:

Volunteers will be shuttled as close to the planting site as possible. A short walk from the shuttle drop-off point to the planting area will be required.

Planting: 9:00 a.m. –Noon

Please note that the planting activity begins at 9:00 AM; the 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM times are volunteer shuttle times.

What to bring: Print the volunteer waiver and bring it with you. Participants under age 18 need to have a guardian or parent sign the form. You will also need to have your own work gloves. Bring bug spray, sunscreen, and water. Protective eye wear is recommended if you plan to be cutting branches or operating some of the cutting tools. If you bring your own tools, please have them marked as such so we know they are yours.

What do I wear: Long pants, long sleeves, and closed toed shoes or boots. Sunscreen and bug spray are recommended. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Please do not wear leggings, shorts, or other thin material which is not protective on your body.

Volunteer workdays are open to all members of the public. Volunteers can earn service hours for their school group, troop, or club. See a member of the McKinney Parks Foundation to have your volunteer forms signed at the end of the event.

Due to limited shuttle capacity, individuals and families are welcome to register for this event. Adults may register themselves and members of their immediate family. To help ensure equitable access to the event, please do not register unrelated individuals or submit group/bulk registrations on behalf of organizations, teams, troops, businesses, or other groups.

Partnered with the City of McKinney. This project was funded in part through a Watershed Protection Plan Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service as administered by the Texas A&M Forest Service.