Evansville Urban Forestry

04/07/2026

Removing horrible, non-native invasive pears, and replacing them with trees that will last generations… thank you volunteers for helping get these planted 😊💚

Next spring, about 50 smaller native flowering trees will be added in the area.

03/26/2026

Volunteers needed for the last tree planting this spring… Evansville Westside three locations… Wabash Avenue of flags by West branch library, stoplight city Park at 11th and Indiana Street & 11th Ave., and 11th Ave., Park @ 11th & Virginia

03/20/2026

Tree planting Saturday, March 21 at 9 AM at Akin and Bayard Park… anyone interested can come to either one.

03/14/2026

Tree planting at Garvin Park today, March 14, 1 PM, meet at the bandstand 🌳

03/06/2026

Lets Plant Some TREES!!! 😃🌳🌱🌿💚

Six community tree planting events are planned across Evansville this March and volunteers are needed to help grow the city’s tree canopy. More details in comments below

03/04/2026

03/04/2026

🌳‼️Bradford Pear Exchange-Pigeon Creek‼️🌳

✳️To be eligible you must live in the Pigeon Creek watershed.
✳️Send us proof of you removing your Bradford Pear and we will replace it with a redbud, dogwood, post oak or swamp white oak.
✳️Max of 4 replacements per address!
✳️Pickup replacement trees on May 2nd from 9-11 am at Wesselman Park Shelter house #1.
✳️Call 812-423-4426 x3 or email [email protected] with address and proof of removal of your Bradford tree.

12/06/2025

Thank you to all of our volunteers that showed up today to help plant our final volunteer tree plantings for 2025. We planted 40 trees at the Evansville State Hospital. Thank you to solid waste District for funding the trees. And thank you to Jennifer Roll and Jessica Spicer for helping organize volunteers for the event.