Shade for ALL Neighborhood Workshops:
Desert West / Maryvale

Workshop 1 & 2

Location:

Maryvale High School | 3415 N 95th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85033

Atkinson Middle School | 4315 N Maryvale Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85031

What people say:

Today I learned about trees, job opportunities, and we also received a family support card. These workshops are important because they inform us and strengthen our community./ Aprendí hoy sobre los árboles, oportunidades laborales y también recibimos una tarjeta de apoyo familiar. Estos talleres son importantes porque nos informan y fortalecen nuestra comunidad.

Workshop 1 & 2 Details

On October 2, 2025, ASU and Unlimited Potential hosted the first Shade for ALL Neighborhood Workshop with community partners in the Maryvale area at Desert West. The second workshop in the series took place on November 20, 2025, continuing conversations around tree care, shade, and neighborhood cooling strategies.

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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