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City of Olympia NeighborWoods Program

posted Aug 13, 2009 7:42 PM by greg hilchey
NeighborWoods is a free program offered by City of Olympia that provides residents with new street trees.  The City provides free trees and training - participants plant the trees, then care for them.  Nearly 3000 street trees have been planted in the City of Olympia since the program began in 1998, and over 400 volunteers have been trained.
 
There are four requirements to receive free trees through the NeighborWoods Program sponsored by the City of Olympia:
  • Residence must be located within the legal city limits of the City of Olympia
  • Recipient must attend a free 4-hour training workshop
  • Trees must be planted either within or adjacent to the City's rights of way as street trees
  • Recipient must commit to care for (plant, water, prune, mulch) the trees
 
This September, Urban Forestry will be hosting two NeighborWoods workshops: 
 
Saturday, September 12
9:00am-1:00pm
 
Saturday, September 19
9:00am-1:00pm
 
To register for a workshop and learn more about how to get your free trees, visit the Urban Forestry website at:   http://www.olympiawa.gov/city-services/urban-forestry.aspx
 
Workshops fill up fast, so register soon!  Please contact Stacey Ray, Urban Forester, at (360) 753-8046 or sray@ci.olympia.wa.us with questions or for more information.