May 3, 2021 Trees were distributed at Ahrens Park on May 1st to be planted in wards 3 and 4- generally, south of Hwy 6 in Grinnell. Day 3 of the first big community tree distribution for 1000+ Trees . Thanks to the many community volunteers including the GHS boys [...]
April 19, 2021 Imagine Grinnell and it’s 1000+ Trees Grinnell committee will be hosting a spring planting event on Friday, April 30th & Saturday, May 1st handing out and planting trees purchased from funds received from the Alliant Energy and Trees Forever Branching Out Grant along with 100+ People Who Care. The Friday, April [...]
March 29, 2021 Imagine Grinnell and its 1000+ Trees Grinnell project is the most recent recipient of funds from Alliant Energy and Trees Forever Branching Out Grant. The grant totals $10,000 to go towards planting trees in the third and fourth wards of Grinnell. Property owners in the third and fourth wards (south of Highway [...]
March 5, 2021 Imagine Grinnell is launching a new volunteer program with 1000+ Trees. Check it out! https://www.imaginegrinnell.org/treecorps
February 14, 2021 1000+ Trees an Imagine Grinnell initiative is offering Right-Of-Way trees at a reduced cost- $100. If you are interested, visit the website to purchase. https://www.imaginegrinnell.org/programs#trees
October 15, 2020 Did you experience tree loss during derecho? Who hasn't! Please help out the 1000+ Tree Initiative by filling our our survey! https://forms.gle/4Q1qHX3P2Q9GqzVEA
October 14, 2020 Imagine Grinnell will kick off the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative with a public planting event on October 24th beginning at 10AM. As part of its mission to turn imagination into action to create a more vibrant, sustainable, and healthy Grinnell, Imagine Grinnell is leading the effort for the replacement of community trees [...]
October 7, 2020 By Nadia Langley, writer for The Scarlet & Black Imagine Grinnell recently launched its 1000+ Trees Grinnell Initiative, a project that aims to restore the trees lost in Poweshiek and neighboring counties as a result of August’s derecho. Imagine Grinnell is a partner program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens [...]
September 23, 2020 Imagine Grinnell has convened community volunteers and City partners to form the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative to replace trees lost during the August 10th derecho. A significant portion of the Grinnell tree canopy fell victim to the storm as well as the previous emerald ash borer infestation. As part of its mission [...]
