Every year, the city of San Francisco plants a tree to celebrate my birth. Well, not just one - each year, it plants several. So far, the city has planted 455 trees on my birthday. And now, thanks to the thoughtful residents of San Francisco, there’s an interactive map that shows the exact locations of all my birthday trees.
If you’re curious, you can view the locations of all my birthday trees on the Birthday Trees map. Just enter the date of my birth, and the map will highlight every tree in the city planted on that date (if you're more interested in your own birthday trees, simply enter your own birth date instead).
The Birthday Trees interactive map is a creative celebration of San Francisco's evolving urban forest. Designed to connect people more personally with their city's greenery, the map allows residents and visitors to discover which trees were planted on their birthday. By transforming a vast municipal database of the city's trees into a playful, personalized experience, the project hopes to create a closer connection for residents with the living, growing city around them.
Beyond its novelty, the map underscores a deeper message about environmental stewardship and community. Trees are vital for clean air, cooler neighborhoods, and climate resilience. By connecting the city's trees with our personal birthdays, the map brings those trees into our personal narratives - making it easier to see the urban forestry not just as a pretty background, but as a shared story worth celebrating.
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