Tree Canopy Growth Fund

Several months back, our friends at the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne reached out with an idea to use available funds to plant trees on school campuses around the community. We looped in key stakeholders at Fort Wayne Community Schools then spent time collaborating to identify planting locations that could benefit students throughout the city. That work resulted in the planting of 60 new trees at seven FWCS school campuses this past November. We were proud to play a supporting ro

Magnolia Montessori School on Fort Wayne's northwest side is now home to 20 new native trees. A key part of their educational philosophy includes getting students outside in nature as much as possible and they had a desire to plant more trees on their school grounds. The Tree Canopy Growth Fund assisted school leadership with identifying species and planting locations. We delivered 20 trees in November to be planted by students and their families as part of a parent engagemen

This past weekend, we partnered with Friends of the Parks of Allen County and Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation for the 2025 Great Tree Canopy Comeback. Over 60 volunteers came out to plant 50 trees at Bob Arnold Northside Park. The Tree Canopy Growth Fund also provided 40 native trees to volunteers to plant on their own property. Thanks to the volunteers and various partners who helped coordinate this event!

This past weekend we attended Eco Fest Fort Wayne for our fourth year in a row. We gave out 25 swamp white oak trees and had great conversations with area residents about the importance of our tree canopy to the health and well being of our community. Kudos to the Eco Fest volunteers who planned and executed such a great event!

Several months back, the residents of the Oak Borough neighborhood decided they wanted to plant more trees in the community green spaces around their clubhouse and ponds. They connected with the Tree Canopy Growth Fund and through that collaborative partnership, nearly 50 native trees were planted by neighborhood volunteers in community green spaces and private yards. At the May tree planting event, we were able to demonstrate the best way to plant a tree and the neighborhood

This past April we were invited to present to the great community leaders with the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne. We highlighted the community health benefits that come with a vibrant and growing urban tree canopy and shared how we have developed partnerships to get more trees planted in and around Fort Wayne. Thanks to the Rotary Club for giving us the opportunity to tell our story and inspire others in the community to support a growing tree canopy!

In partnership with the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division, we gave out another 250 native trees to residents of the Northside, North Anthony, and Forest Park Boulevard Neighborhoods. There was a lot of excitement about and once again all 250 trees were accounted for within the first hour of the giveaway. We even had some help unloading trees from some early arrivers. For this second giveaway (the first 250 trees were given away last fall), the species option

We gave away 250 free trees to local residents.

We conducted a third tree planting project with Southwest Allen County Schools.

We attended the Inspire Neighborhoods Conference to promote neighborhood tree planting efforts.

We had another great year at Eco Fest Fort Wayne! This time around we gave out nearly 20 white oak trees to eager residents willing to...

We were thrilled to donate a handful of native trees to the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne campus as part of an educational planting...

This past weekend, we completed a second round of tree planting as part of the Shading Our Children Project in partnership with...

We recently distributed 100 native trees to neighborhoods and residents throughout the community as part of our spring tree giveaway....

Thanks to our friends at The Local for covering our recent tree planting event at Covington Elementary School! We appreciate their help...

We tackled our pilot planting event for the new Shading Our Children Project in partnership with Southwest Allen County Schools!...

Thanks to the Historic West Central Neighborhood for inviting us to participate in their annual Home Tour & Arts Fest event! We had a...

We had a great time participating in Eco Fest! This was our second time at this annual event focused on connecting people and resources...

We are incredibly thankful for the year-long partnership with Reusser, a local digital agency. The great team at Reusser provided in-kind...

We had a great time at the grand opening of the Evergreen Park Arboretum in Huntington! Various organizations and community members were...