The City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) is announcing the upcoming 10,000 Trees Initiative fall FreeTree Giveaway. Residents of Washtenaw County are invited to register to pick up one to five tree seedlings, free of charge, to take home and plant on their property. The FreeTree pickup day is Saturday, Sept. 21, at Clague Middle School (2616 Nixon Road). Time slots can be selected during registration. Registration is required and opens on Monday morning, Sept. 9, at https://osi.a2gov.org/Fall2024FreeTree. Supplies are limited. The city notes that this has been a popular program in past years and urges those interested to register as soon as possible on Sept. 9 for the best chance to reserve their trees.
All trees will be small, bare root seedlings that will fit easily inside most vehicles. Registrants will be able to select their tree species during registration. Available species include eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), red pine (Pinus resinosa), white spruce (Picea glauca), and balsam fir (Abies balsamea). Additional information about these species is available at www.a2gov.org/10ktrees. Tree planting and care information will be provided with every tree.
Volunteers are welcome! Those interested in volunteering can contact Sean Reynolds, OSI senior analyst, at sreynolds@a2gov.org.
The city extends special thanks to the Washtenaw County Conservation District for partnering with the 10,000 Trees Initiative to purchase the trees available at this giveaway event. Additional trees and native plants can be purchased through the Conservation District’s Tree and Native Plant Sales. Learn more at https://www.washtenawcd.org/. The city also thanks Ann Arbor Public Schools for providing the location to host this event.
To learn more about the 10,000 Trees Initiative, visit www.a2gov.org/10ktrees or email Reynolds at sreynolds@a2gov.org. To learn more about the city’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan, which supports the 10,000 Trees Initiative and dozens of other programs to advance the city’s goal of achieving a just transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030, visit www.a2zero.org.
