We Dig Your District
We Dig Your DistrictTM has merged with Alliant Energy Branching OutTM
Between 2006 and 2011, Trees Forever and Alliant Energy worked with thousands of Cedar Rapids citizens to plant hundreds of trees to improve the environment and conserve energy through our We Dig Your District program. Cedar Rapids City Council Members joined over 2,500 volunteers in planting 713 trees at over 30 sites in all five council districts. Cedar Rapidians, young and old, learned about the value of trees in their community and about the many tangible benefits that trees and natural spaces provide!
In 2012, We Dig Your District merged with the Trees Forever/Alliant Energy Branching Out program. The opportunity to plant trees and complete volunteer-led projects in Cedar Rapids still exists through Alliant Branching Out! Groups interested in organizing a tree planting project are encouraged to work with Trees Forever field coordinator Dustin Hinrichs (319-373-0650 Ext. 24) to plan their project and apply for funding through the Branching Out program. Grant applications are downloadable at the bottom of the page here.
Trees Forever says Thank You to our program sponsor, Alliant Energy, and to the many wonderful volunteers who have helped make Cedar Rapids a cooler place to live through tree planting!