Communities across Iowa that want to spruce up their tree canopies can now apply for grants to buy trees to plant, and the grants will cover other costs like mulch, tree staking and protection, and even supplemental watering.
Chip Murrow, an urban forestry program specialist with the Iowa DNR, says the Iowa Tree Planting Grants are available for governmental entities, volunteer groups, and service organizations.
“It’s a program for communities to get trees put into public property, so street trees, park trees, if they want to plant around schools,” Murrow says. “It is a two-year grant, so they have two years to get the tree planting done, and they can get a grant from anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000.”…