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!

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 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....

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 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...

We celebrated Earth Day and Trails Day planting native trees with a wonderful group of volunteers from the Iota Chi Omega Chapter of...

We were thrilled to partner with our friends at Headwaters Church (2000 N. Wells Street) for our first tree planting project. Ten new oak...