Founded in Yarmouth, Maine, The Frank Knight Foundation ignites the scientific, spiritual, and societal aspects of learning about trees in the town where people live. We create accessible and affordable chances to learn about trees in our community.

Availability 

Often environmental education occurs outside of the immediate areas where people live creating a disconnect between an appreciation for nature in local neighborhoods and communities. Frank Knight Foundation is helping the Yarmouth community to recognize the need for trees and open space by spreading information about local tree species on sidewalks, parks, and places of daily activity.  These simple environmental lessons close to the lives of Yarmouth residents provide the chance for all members of the community to develop individual relationships with their local trees.

Familiarity

Our hope is to increase the frequency of everyday encounters between people and trees, creating more opportunities for observation and incorporation into the community. Our method of education makes it possible for individuals to meet these trees and become familiar with them on their own terms. In this divisive world, we can all meet at a tree.  

Ownership

Frank Knight Foundation believes that our society will benefit when people of all ages are more aware of different types of trees and the many roles they serve in nature. Knowledge of trees creates appreciation and a relationship with natural surroundings that would make communities more apt to plant, protect, and advocate for the presence of trees in their residential areas and beyond.