ACTIVITIES
For upcoming and recent activities, check out the ‘recent’ news to the right!
In addition to its planting programs, Growing Friends educates the public and decision makers, and encourages and assists local government.
These activities have included*:
- Memorial Tree Program*
- Boulevard Tree Program*
- Grants Program
- Annually placing a “tree care” insert in the City’s water bill mailing
- Sponsoring Arbor Day plantings
- Community education events
- Assisting local government – in the development of ordinances and tree-funding mechanisms.
- Publishing “Putting Down Roots” – a 64-page tree selection and care handbook for the Helena.
- Co-sponsoring Trash For Trees – a semi-annual recycling event (1990-2011) which Growing Friends organized for 20 years*
*denotes programs that are currently on pause, retired or has changed over the past few years