Boulder Parks and Recreation’s Forestry staff partnered with the ‘PLAY Boulder Foundation’ and ‘Cool Boulder’ to give away tree seedlings to Boulder community members last month. The Boulder staff planned to give away over 100 seedlings, including Sucker Punch chokecherry, Chinkapin oak, Choice City Elm, Bigtooth maple and Gambel oak seedlings.
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Staff from PLAY Boulder’s Tree Tender program were available for community members to learn more about trees and how to volunteer for the tree care program. Community members could receive tree planting tips, tree care information, and additional follow up information.
In addition, community members could increase their purchases at McGuckin Hardware to support Boulder Parks and Recreation’s philanthropic non-profit partner, the ‘PLAY Boulder Foundation’ and its tree work in our community.
“Every tree planted in Boulder supports a greener, more resilient community,” said Boulder Parks and Recreation Director Ali Rhodes. “Working with our partners, we are excited to be giving away trees so community members can do their part to grow the urban forest, remove carbon from the air and support our collective well-being.”
Thank you to everyone for joining the city during Arbor Day weekend, getting a free tree seedling, and commemorating Boulder’s 41st year as a Tree City USA and for the fifth year, a Tree City of the World.
The Tree Trust is a program led by the ‘PLAY Boulder Foundation’ to work with citizens to support trees in Boulder and promote a healthy urban canopy for years to come. Tree Trust’s goal is to provide citizens with resources to care for their trees, tools to recognize and prevent developing diseases in the area, and to retain and expand a sustainable urban canopy.
Plans are underway to help expand and sustain Boulder’s urban canopy by forming new community partnerships with ‘Cool Boulder.’
Boulder’s forestry staff will host additional tree events within the next couple months, including a community tree planting event in May and the annual tree sale in the fall!