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May 03

Friday

Legacy Society Reception and Memorial Tree Planting, Marion, IA Trees Forever

4:00 PM

Prairie Oak Lodge
This memorial tree planting event is held annually to recognize all the individuals honored or memorialized during the past year.

May 04

Saturday

Pekin Community School Planting, Packwood, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

Pekin Community School District
This planting centers on the re-establishment and diversification of a windbreak at the site of Pekin Community School that was recently lost due to age and disease.

Tree Planting, Burlington, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

Trees will be planted along Central Street.

Bee Branch Educational Project, Dubuque, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

As part of Dubuque's Day of Sharing volunteer program, local school children will learn about how to properly plant trees.

May 07

Tuesday

Tree Planting, Laurens, IA Trees Forever

8:30 AM

Volunteers will plant 20 trees to replace those lost in the drought.

May 09

Thursday

Iowa Children's Water Festival, Ankeny, IA
7:30 AM

Trees Forever's Jeff Jensen will present on the water quality benefits trees and perennials provide.

Day of Caring Garlic Mustard Pull, Marion, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

Thomas Park
Garlic mustard is an invasive weed which shades out our native wildflowers. Through the efforts of volunteers, removing this invasive weed will help the overall health of our local woods.

May 10

Friday

Tree Planting, Mason City, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

Twenty-five trees will be planted with the assistance of the Mason City Alternative High School students.

Tree Planting, Pocahontas, IA Trees Forever

3:30 PM

Local FFA students will be helping to plant trees.

May 11

Saturday

Community Tree Planting Day, Spencer, IA

8:00 AM

The Annual Community Tree Planting Day will begin at Clay County Fairgrounds with refreshments provided by the Trees Forever Committee.

Garlic Mustard Pull at Faulkes Woods, Cedar Rapids, IA Trees Forever

9:00 AM

Jon us for a garlic mustard pull at Faulkes Woods.

May 14

Tuesday

Stewards of the Beautiful Land, Clarke County Trees Forever

6:00 PM

Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area
Discover how Iowa’s native plants can make our surroundings more attractive and functional.

May 15

Wednesday

Loras College Tree Celebration, Dubuque, IA Trees Forever

3:00 PM

Loras College
Come and celebrate an exciting new development project at Loras College!

Tree Talk, Hiawatha, IA

6:30 PM

Prairiewoods
Trees Forever will be helping to lead a Greenscapes talk with Green Iowa AmeriCorps. Topics will include the effects of conventional urban lawns compared to the benefits of utilizing native prairie, rain gardens and proper tree selections.

May 16

Thursday

Tree Planting, Fredericksburg, IA Trees Forever

2:00 PM

Approximately 10 trees will be planted on Sumner-Fredericksburg middle school grounds

May 17

Friday

Tree Planting, Garner, IA Trees Forever

2:00 PM

Trees will be planted south of the downtown business district, along a four-block-long boulevard that is a continuation of Garner's main street/business district

May 18

Saturday

Tree Planting, Rolfe, IA Trees Forever

8:30 AM

The Rolfe Hometown Pride Committee will plant 22 trees next to the old schoolhouse.

100 Year Celebratory Tree Planting, North Liberty, IA

10:00 AM

New Community Park
Come be a part of the North Liberty’s planting of 100 trees to celebrate our Centennial in partnership with Alliant Energy and Trees Forever! Adults and kids can help plant and learn about trees, leaves and all things green!

May 21

Tuesday

Lunch Forum - Stewards of the Beautiful Land, Bettendorf, IA

12:00 PM

Bettendorf Fire Station-Surrey Heights Location
Mark Pingenot from Trees Forever will discuss Stewards of the Beautiful Land, an educational program designed to teach participants how to beautify and enhance the landscape by planting native grasses, trees, and wildflowers.

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Stewards of the Beautiful Land, Scott County, Jun 11

Trees Forever's Annual Celebration and Meeting, Des Moines, IA, Jun 13

Spreading the Canopy Symposium, Des Moines, IA, Jun 14

Stewards of the Beautiful Land, Clay & O'Brien Counties, Jun 18

Backyard Forest Field Day, Hiawatha, IA, Jul 13