Spring is Here, What’s Blooming Now
A webinar featuring spring ephemerals
Planting a Better Tomorrow!
A webinar featuring spring ephemerals
Join Trees Forever, NGRREC, the Three Rivers Project Sierra Club and more for a tree planting volunteer event at the Riverfront Park and Broadway Corridor. Please follow the link below to register for this volunteer event.Contact Trees Forever Field Coordinator Emily Ehley with Questions:eehley@treesforever.org
Volunteers will be planting trees at the city owned Morrison Rd. Reforestation Site, funded through a Recover, Replant, Restore! grant.
Due to the popularity of our first installment, we are back for another round with new content! Join Trees Forever Field Coordinator Nick McGrath for this free webinar to learn about edible landscapes and how you can forage for nature's tasty treats or support growing your own backyard harvest.
The Iowa DNR, the U.S. Forest Service, and Trees Forever have partnered to offer Tree-mendous Growth. Trees Forever staff are hosting this workshop to offer plans on increasing your community’s tree canopy.
Litter and pollution threaten the health of our watersheds. Come join Iowa Rivers Revival and Green Iowa AmeriCorps for a creek clean up and watershed education festival. Volunteers will have the chance to kayak and clean Indian Creek, as well as hike the beautiful Boyson Trail, picking up litter before it can be washed intoContinue reading "Clean Creek Festival"
Stewards of the Beautiful Land is a four-session course, meeting monthly, geared for the outdoor enthusiast who wants to learn more about prairie plants, the environments they thrive in, and how to advocate for native landscapes.
June 14 @ 6:30 - 8:00 pmAugust 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmSeptember 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm(Tuesday Webinars) Stewards of the Beautiful Land is a four-session course, meeting monthly, geared for the outdoor enthusiast who wants to learn more about prairie plants, the environments they thrive in, and how to advocateContinue reading "Stewards of the Beautiful Land – Session 2"
Audubon County Maintenance Facility2147 Highway 71, Audubon, Iowa We will be visiting some roadsides after learning about some native plant myths from Kristine Nemec of the Tallgrass Prairie Center and some role playing a city council meeting. It should be a fun and exciting night. We hope you all can make it! Contact: Brad Riphagen,Continue reading "Audubon County Walkabout"
Lake View Shelter at West Lake Park14910 110th Avenue, Davenport, Iowa Stewards of the Beautiful Land kicks off in Scott County on Thursday, July 14th starting at 5:00 pm. We will meet at the Lake View Shelter at West Lake Park. Scott County Roadside Manager Brian Burkholder and Trees Forever Field Coordinator Nick McGrath willContinue reading "Scott County Walkabout"
Landowners have dozens and dozens of options for what to plant; but the right soil, climate, and position on the landscape is crucial for many plants to thrive. Some trees and shrubs can handle “wet feet” and others need it high and dry. Join Trees Forever Field Coordinator Jeff Jensen to learn how to findContinue reading "Right Plant Right Place – How to Choose (webinar)"
Learn the benefits of gravel bed growing, how to set up a gravel bed operation, and see a live demonstration of a gravel bed tree planting. Heath Ellis, Pleasant Hill Parks and Rec Supervisor, Grant Thompson, ISU horticulture professor, and Emma Hanigan, DNR Urban Forester will be on the program. A light lunch will beContinue reading "Grow Your Tree Canopy Workshop"