25-WORD DESCRIPTION:
We Plant Nebraska for healthy people, vibrant communities, and a resilient environment. We do this through tree planting, garden making, education, and community building.
HOW WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
- $10 per month pays for a new tree in a neighborhood. ($120)
- $25 per month plants a pollinator garden in a park or school. ($300)
- $50 per month plants 10 trees in a neighborhood impacted by natural disasters. ($600)
A STORY FROM OUR AGENCY:
Residents of Gothenburg are proud of their town’s unique heritage and charm and work hard to keep it beautiful and thriving. Like many communities across Nebraska, however, Gothenburg’s tree canopy has declined in recent years, leaving public parks and neighborhoods increasingly barren.
A PlantNebraska grant enabled Gothenburg to plant a total of 40 trees along residential streets, in city parks, on the public schools campus and at a newly opened Impact Center for children and families. As they mature, the trees planted along the rights-of-way will help to lower homeowners’ energy costs, improve air quality, benefit habitat and bring much-needed shade to neighborhoods.
Ag students from the high school pitched in at the school planting, and a public planting event offered children and staff at the Impact Center the opportunity to participate in the planting and learn about the benefits that trees bring to communities and people.
“We have a list of 20 more homeowners and local businesses that are interested in getting a tree,” said Gothenburg tree board member and local business owner Jeff Kennedy. “There’s a lot of interest in and gratitude for this.”
ADDRESS/PHONE:
UNL Keim Hall 102
1825 N 38th St
P.O. Box 830964
Lincoln, NE 68583-0964
402-472-2971
