Erie County Department of Planning has announced receipt of a $100,000 from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources TreeVitalize Grant and is partnering with Environment Erie to offer tree planting grants.
Application deadlines are March 1 for fall plantings, and September 1 for spring plantings in 2013.
The program is open to all municipalities in Erie County with the goal of increasing tree cover in urban and suburban settings, specifically plantings in rights-of-way and public parks.
Maximum grants awarded to a municipality in any one year is $15,000 and requires a 100 percent match. Of those matching funds, at least 25 percent must come from cash purchases and 25 percent from volunteer services.
Any organization interested in using TreeVitalize funds to plant within their right-of-way must contact their municipality to fill out a joint application.
The goal of TreeVitalize is to plant 1 million trees in Pennsylvania, and more than 279,000 trees have been planted since its inception in 2004. The program creates tree-lined streets and neighborhoods while reducing storm-water runoff, energy bills and air quality degradation.
All applications should be submitted to Jessica James, Program Director at Environment Erie, by sending email to: jjames@environmenterie.org or call 814-835-8069.
Details on the program will be posted on Environment Erie’s website or the TreeVitalize website.
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