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 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!

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

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

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 had a great time participating in the annual Fort Wayne Eco Fest held at Headwaters Park. Several other vendors and nonprofit...

We recently participated in the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's First Annual Give Greater Allen County campaign. This...

Thanks for the great folks at Input Fort Wayne for including the Tree Canopy Growth Fund on their recent list of "8 ways Fort Wayne is...