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On the heels of a successful pilot project, the City of Marion and Monarch Research are excited to announce the next community-wide tree-planting program. The primary goal of the initiative is to provide residents with native Iowa trees to plant in the right-of-way along City streets adjacent to their property. The benefits of trees are well documented. In addition to providing shade, reducing stormwater runoff and improving air quality, street trees are known to have a traffic-calming effect and a positive impact on human health and mental wellbeing. Marion residents and landowners who commit to the planting, watering and protection of the trees as they become established can register online for up to three, free, 3-gallon trees provided by Monarch Research. This program specifically targets right-of-way areas, in most cases the area between the curb and the sidewalk. “We are grateful to Monarch Research for providing the high-quality, fast-growing native trees," said Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly. "As we continue working to restore our prized canopy, I encourage our residents to consider partnering with their neighbors to make a big impact by planting street trees.” Program registration begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at www.cityofmarion.org/ROWtrees or www.monarchresearch.org and will remain open through March 12, 2023. “The continued effort to rebuild and restore what was lost in the derecho becomes more manageable when friends, neighbors and the community come together,” said Clark McLeod, founder of Monarch Research. “These native trees will make the community more attractive and restore the ecosystem for future generations.” Members of the City’s Urban Forestry Division will provide inspection services to verify species, location and the number of trees suitable for the available right-of-way. The Urban Forestry Division then assumes the long-term maintenance of the trees. Residents and landowners interested in participating can find program details and the available tree species options online. Learn more at www.cityofmarion.org/ROWtrees or www.monarchresearch.org.
On the heels of a successful pilot project, the City of Marion and Monarch Research are excited to announce the next community-wide tree-planting program. The primary goal of the initiative is to provide residents with native Iowa trees to plant in the right-of-way along City streets adjacent to their property.
The benefits of trees are well documented. In addition to providing shade, reducing stormwater runoff and improving air quality, street trees are known to have a traffic-calming effect and a positive impact on human health and mental wellbeing.
Marion residents and landowners who commit to the planting, watering and protection of the trees as they become established can register online for up to three, free, 3-gallon trees provided by Monarch Research. This program specifically targets right-of-way areas, in most cases the area between the curb and the sidewalk.
“We are grateful to Monarch Research for providing the high-quality, fast-growing native trees," said Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly. "As we continue working to restore our prized canopy, I encourage our residents to consider partnering with their neighbors to make a big impact by planting street trees.”
Program registration begins at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at www.cityofmarion.org/ROWtrees or www.monarchresearch.org and will remain open through March 12, 2023.
“The continued effort to rebuild and restore what was lost in the derecho becomes more manageable when friends, neighbors and the community come together,” said Clark McLeod, founder of Monarch Research. “These native trees will make the community more attractive and restore the ecosystem for future generations.”
Members of the City’s Urban Forestry Division will provide inspection services to verify species, location and the number of trees suitable for the available right-of-way. The Urban Forestry Division then assumes the long-term maintenance of the trees.
Residents and landowners interested in participating can find program details and the available tree species options online.
Learn more at www.cityofmarion.org/ROWtrees or www.monarchresearch.org.