Announcements
FOMT Summer Quarterly Meeting
Time: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Place: Mobile Government Plaza Atrium
For all Mobilians interested in supporting our trees​
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AIRPORT BLVD. TREES UPDATE
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Phase 2: Replacing the scrub trees removed along the medians throughout West Mobile with one or more vibrant species consistent in size and resiliency with their locations. FOMT is currently seeking funding
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The revised plan is to replace between 30-40 trees on four long stretches of city right of way:
1) Airport Boulevard from Azalea/McGregor Roads to the western city limits.
2) Cottage Hill Road from I-65 to the western city limits.
3) Old Shell Road from I-65 to the western city limits.
4) All of University Boulevard
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PHASE 1: FOMT reimbursed the Mobile Tree Commission for the market price of 25 savannah hollies planted along the Airport Blvd. medians from I-65 to Azalea/McGregor Roads. The Tree Commission awarded a low bid to Top Notch Tree Care to plant these beautiful trees and provide one year of after-care. FOMT's share of the project was financed by member contributions and a $1,000 grant from Alabama Power's Good Roots program.
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We will keep you posted as we move forward.
Fall
2023 Progress Reports
September 2023
Progress
Report
AIRPORT BLVD TREES
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In September, FOMT will take inventory of the trees marked by the City’s Department of Urban Forestry for replacement in Phase 1 (I-65 to Montlimar) and Phase 2 ( Montlimar to Azalea Road) of the Airport Blvd. project.
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According to the City of Mobile Dept. of Urban Forestry, existing trees slated for replacement will be removed by December with replanting expected in late January to early February. Eastern Red Cedars will most likely be planted, although comparable species will be considered relative to cost and availability at the time of planting.
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Full funding for phase 1 has been pledged and significant progress has been accomplished towards phase 2.
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WKRG featured the FOMT / City of Mobile Department of Urban Forestry project to replace trees along Airport Blvd. in a news segment on July 9th. Read the summary HERE
Summer
2023
Progress
Reports
May 2023
Progress Update
June 2023
Progress Update
July 2023
Progress Update
The Port City Pacers' annual season finale, the Do It In The Bush cross country 5K, chose a great way to honor its late members, former President Bowdoin Atchison and Victor Birch, by finishing the race right next to the memorial oak trees planted last November by Friends of Mobile Trees. Even this year's race tee-shirt, further honoring their memory, included their trees.
Friends of Mobile Trees' 12 live oaks are now in the ground at the brand new
Escatawpa Hollow Park
in Northwest Mobile County.
Thanks once again to one of FOMT's great advisors Phillip Dodd for this generous in-kind donation.
OAKS Planted in Tricentennial Park
Thanks to an in kind donation from FOMT member Phillip Dodd Landscaping, FOMT recently facilitated the planting by City of Mobile Parks of four 40 gallon live oaks at the center of Tricentennial Park between the 3 Mile Creek Greenway and the Childrens Splash Pad.
FOMT recommended this specific site so the trees will benefit both park visitors and residents traveling along the Greenway.
Trees are delivered to Tricentennial Park,
March 2023
