Shade for ALL Neighborhood Workshops:
Mesa

Workshop 1 & 2

Location: 

Eagles Community Center | 828 E Broadway Rd, Mesa, AZ 85204

Sherwood Park | 1453 S Horne, Mesa, AZ 85204

What people say:

We have learned a lot about how to care for trees and to be more conscious about planting more to create shade and vegetation in the area. With cleaner air, vegetation will provide more shade and help relieve the heat. We are grateful for these programs and hope they continue, grow, and happen more often so neighbors can participate and help create a more beautiful city full of trees and life./ Hemos aprendido mucho sobre cómo cuidar los árboles y a tener conciencia para sembrar más y generar más sombra y vegetación en el área. Con más aire puro, la vegetación dará más sombra y ayudará a aliviar el calor. Estamos agradecidos por estos programas y esperamos que continúen, crezcan y se realicen con más frecuencia para invitar a todos los vecinos a participar y tener una ciudad más bonita y llena de árboles y vida.

Workshop 1 & 2 Details

On September 18, 2025, ASU and Unlimited Potential hosted the first Shade for ALL Neighborhood Workshop in Mesa at Sherwood Park, in collaboration with the City of Mesa. The second workshop in the series took place on November 6, 2025, further building community knowledge around tree planting, care, and heat mitigation.

What we discussed:

  • Neighborhood Tree Action Plan

  • Toolkit/Project Template

  • Shade Priorities: People to Protect

  • Shade Priorities: Destinations + Routes

  • Shade Challenges: Easier, Harder, Hardest Tree Planting Locations

  • Shade Futures and Shade Strategies

  • Tree & Shade Funding + Timelines

Urban Nature, led by Arizona State University’s Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service — in partnership with community-based organizations, industry partners, national organizations, and several ASU departments — works to scale nature-based urban shade solutions, sustain a community trade school and enterprise hub, and advance place-based applied urban forestry research. Funding for this project was provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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