Applications to receive a grant from Arlington’s Tree Canopy Fund are now being accepted.
The community program funds grants for a county-administered contractor to plant a tree on private property.
New for spring 2020, the Tree Canopy Fund will also sponsor grants for property owners who may have issues with utility lines and/or have tighter yard space.
Per the application website, those eligible to apply for and receive trees include:
- Civic and homeowner associations
- Community nonprofit organizations
- Civic service clubs
- School-related groups planting on private property
- Ad hoc neighborhood groups
- Individuals
- Places of worship
Those who received tree grants from previous years and now have trees that are “not thriving” can also submit requests for their tree to be considered for a warranty replacement.
The applications are due next month on Friday, December 20.
The Tree Canopy Fund was launched in 2009, after approval from the Arlington County Board two years prior. Per its website, the fund was founded with the “goals of arresting the decline and restoring and increasing the County’s tree cover over time.” Since 2009, over 1,213 trees have been planted.
Flickr pool photo by Tom Mockler