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Rooted in Cheyenne to Conduct City-Wide Tree Planting Event on May 15

Published on May 13, 2021

CHEYENNE – Rooted in Cheyenne will be conducting their eighth neighborhood tree planting event on Saturday, May 15^th. Due to COVID-19, the volunteer work force will be reduced significantly. Members of the Rooted in Cheyenne Board along with Cheyenne Urban Forestry staff and a handful of local arborists and landscapers will be planting 102 trees along Cheyenne’s streets. Motorists are asked to slow down and be cautious of crews planting trees in the right-of-way.

Rooted in Cheyenne is a neighborhood tree planting program dedicated to planting trees along Cheyenne’s streets and partnering with homeowners, businesses, and non-profits to support a more diverse and resilient forest canopy and cultivate greener, healthier, more livable neighborhoods. Rooted in Cheyenne is supported through generous sponsorships from local businesses and non-profits and relies on volunteers to plant and maintain all trees. This year’s platinum sponsors are Wyoming State Forestry Division, HollyFrontier, and Array School of Technology.

The program provides homeowners with low cost trees to be planted in or adjacent to the public right-of-way. Tree planting, watering, and care for one year is included with every tree purchased. Trees cost $50 and homeowners are allowed two trees per planting season. More information and applications for this planting are available online at www.rootedincheyenne.com. Further information and questions may be directed to Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division at 637-6428. Follow the tree planting event at Rooted in Cheyenne’s Facebook page.

Rooted in Cheyenne is also conducting an online tree raffle through May 15^th. Two Accolade elm trees are being raffled with proceeds going to Rooted in Cheyenne. Two winners will be selected and receive a two-inch diameter, 12-foot tall caliper tree planted on their property by Rooted in Cheyenne volunteers. The cost of the tree, delivery, and planting is over $500 per tree; however, raffle tickets are only $10. Enter through the following link: https://bit.ly/3y5YxgW.

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