The Our-Trees Initiative

The Our Trees Initiative (TOUTI) highlights the importance of trees through the power of stories from many ways of knowing, inspiring actions that help trees and people flourish.

How TOUTI Works

TOUTI gathers and curates stories about trees from many sources to share with and inspire actions for diverse public groups. Four elements contribute to TOUTI:

Resource Hub

Curates tree stories, images, media, research articles, and people.

Actions for Trees

Support collaborative projects that help trees and people flourish.

NGS Explorers

Deepen and extend tree knowledge through field studies, presentations, and storytelling.

Node Focal Groups

Create materials and suggest actions tailored by node curators to each group’s values, venues, and capacity



Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, TOUTI Director | nalini.nadkarni@utah.edu

Owen Watkins, TOUTI Program Manager | owen.watkins@utah.edu