Following multiple requests from Iowa City’s west side neighborhood members, the Iowa City Parks and Forestry staff will plant 175 trees in neighborhoods in the area this spring.
The decision comes after the Iowa City City Council designated the area for spring tree planting and a request by the Iowa Homeowners Association.
The tree plantings are a part of a city council program that plants hundreds of trees each year to increase ecological diversity. They will be planted on a strip of land between the sidewalk and the road called the right-of-way. A map has been created to outline where the trees will be located…