Benefactors

Ongo­ing addi­tion­al tree plant­i­ng main­te­nance and expan­sion of the project are made pos­si­ble by funds made avail­able from the Metro Nashville Tree Bank Fund.

Shel­by Avenue Arbore­tum and our com­mu­ni­ty are hon­ored to have an exten­sive list of bene­fac­tors to sup­port our grow­ing project.

We would like to thank the fol­low­ing con­trib­u­tors for help­ing us rebuild and main­tain the beau­ty of Nashville with our 680 tree arboretum:

• USDA Block Grant
• TN Agri­cul­ture (TAEP Grant needs to have spe­cif­ic ver­biage we need to use.)
• Metro Nashville Tree Bank Funds
• Our largest pri­vate donor is in mem­o­ri­um of Bet­ty and Mar­tin Brown
• Friends of Shel­by Park and Bottoms
• Lock­e­land Springs Neigh­bor­hood Association
• Nashville Elec­tric Services
• Turnip Truck
• Bartlett Tree Experts
• Arbor Art
• Hale and Hines Nursery
• Nashville Nurs­ery and Land­scape Supply
• David­son Coun­ty Sher­if­f’s Office
• Roy’s Meat Service
• GoEpps

Run­ning along South 7^th Street all the way to Shel­by Park in East Nashville, as a bene­fac­tor, you become a huge part of Nashville’s cur­rent growth, his­to­ry, and future. Reach out to us if you’re inter­est­ed in becom­ing a Shel­by Avenue Arbore­tum benefactor.

As a Nashville com­mu­ni­ty, we have come togeth­er from many walks of life to cre­ate a safe and beau­ti­ful space for trees, wildlife, and nat­ur­al beau­ty. You can learn more about most of our gen­er­ous donors by vis­it­ing their web­sites and see­ing how we all con­tribute to the community.