COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR NEBRASKA

Application for Trees for Nebraska Towns. Due July 31, 2009.

Trees Omaha. Application and more information coming soon!
A new tree-planting initiative is underway in Omaha to increase the quality, diversity and care of Omaha's trees, particularly in areas of civic importance. The Nebraska Environmental Trust, a beneficiary of the Nebraska Lottery, has designated $50,000 in grant funding for Trees Omaha projects.

ReTree grants for communities
CEP Funds Granted for 2009
TNT Funds Granted for 2008
Design and Plant Selection for Sustainable Landscapes
Plant Diversity
Design, Plant Selection & Maintenance Recommendations
Design Assistance from Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Consultants
Specifications for Partnership Projects
Tree Planting Detail

NSA Community Landscape Award Winners 1980-2007

In close partnership with the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Forest Service, NSA has assisted more than 150 Nebraska communities with the care and development of public green spaces through the Community Landscape Program since 1986. To date, this effort has provided a total of over $4 million in funding assistance to nearly 400 projects. More than just a granting initiative, however, the program also provides information and technical assistance to better enable these communities to use sustainable, environmentally-sound landscape practices in the planting and care of public landscapes.

Community Enhancement Program
The Nebraska Community Enhancement Program (CEP) is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR), Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. This program makes available federal transportation funds to assist communities and other public entities in Nebraska with the implementation of landscaping projects on public property that improve the state's transportation corridors. Typical projects include trail and street tree plantings, highway corridor improvements, and landscape enhancements to community signs and entry-ways. For more information, contact Sue Kohles at (402) 472-2212 or email skohles2@unl.edu.

2009 Community Enhancement Program Landscape Grant Projects:
Arlington, Community Park, $6,608
Big Springs, Veteran’s Memorial Park, $9,784
Boelus, Community & Highway Improvement, $6,570
Brady, Street Trees, $8,980
Ceresco, Street Trees, $17,620
Chadron, CSC Outdoor Learning Center, $3,000
Cozad, Right-of-Way Trees, $8,000
Curtis, Community Center, $5,880
Fairbury, Athletic Complex, $11,000
Fremont, Woodcliff Roadway and Entry, $7,000
Gothenburg, Community Entry, $8,720
Grand Island, Highway 30 Landscaping, $20,000
Hastings, Highland Park, $16,000
Ithaca, ARDC Windbreak Planting, $9,000
Lexington, Pershing Elementary School, $9,500
Lincoln, Lancaster Event Center, $19,168
Lincoln, Downtown Landscape, $8,855
Lincoln, North 56th Street Trees, $20,000
Lymen, Street Medians, $6,400
Mead, Morningside Cemetery Roadway, $7,000
Mitchell, Centennial Park, $16,000
Oconto, Street Trees, $6,080
Ogallala, Housing Authority Street Trees, $4,942
Ogallala, Business Park Entry, $7,000
Omaha, Alice Buffet Middle School Trail, $13,000
Omaha, Radial Highway Median, $2,160
Omaha, Downtown Omaha Landscaping, 17,620
Oshkosh, Garden County High School, $12,000
Palmyra, St. Leo Cemetery Highway 2, $2,800
Valley, Reichmuth Road, $8,744
Wahoo, Saunders County Courthose & Judicial Center, $16,000
Total Allocated $315, 431

Trees for Nebraska Towns (TNT) is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and the Nebraska Forest Service making nearly $300,000 in grant funds available for tree planting in communities across the state. The principal goals of the program are to improve species diversity in participating communities; to promote the planting of large-growing shade trees or evergreens; and to foster better maintenance of trees for long-term success. Application for 2009 TNT due July 31, 2009.
TNT Projects Funded for 2008:
Anselmo, Village of Anselmo, 1,830
Arcadia, Arcadia Garden Club Park, 6,500
Battle Creek, Parks of Pride Tree RePlacement/ Drainage Ditch, 2,500
Bellevue, Fontenelle Forest Oak Woodland, 3,360
Bellevue, Camp Eppley Replacement Trees, 1,680
Chapman, Chapman Park Restoration, 9,000
Cozad, Cozad VMP , 10,000
Dakota City, Dakota City Trees, 3,200
David City, 25/25 ReTree David City, 10,000
De Witt, Tri County FFA Trees for the Future, 5,000
Exeter, Exeter Cemetery, 10,000
Fort Calhoun, City Ballpark Windbreak Improvement, 1,147
Fremont, Johnson Park Beautification, 10,000
Fremont, RePlant Woodcliff, 7,500
Fremont, Carlson Grove And Lutheran Archway Garden, 7,500
Geneva, Fillmore County Courthouse Pioneer Park , 4,500
Gering, Camp Clark Villa & Hilltop Beautification , 4,000
Gothenburg, City of Gothenburg Cemetery, 6,900
Hastings, Hastings Highland Park Arboretum, 15,000
Hastings, Central Community College - Hastings , 5,000
Holdrege, Trees For Holdrege, 10,000
Kearney, City of Kearney Cemetery Relief Project, 8,000
Lincoln, City of Lincoln RE TREE Voucher Program, 7,500
Lincoln, Antelope Creek Bike Trail at Fireworks, 10,000
Lincoln, Carriage Glen Tree Renovation Plan, 2,570
Nebraska City, Camp Creek Cemetery Tree Restoration , 7,500
McCook, Transfer Station/Recycling Center Tree Planting, 7,000
Nebraska City, Wildwood Park and Golf Course, 825
Ogallala, Wild West Soap Box Derby Track, 2,630
Omaha, Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School & Community Trail, 10,000
Omaha, Douglas County Health Center , 10,000
Omaha, Downtown Omaha Arboretum, 17,500
Omaha, College of St. Mary-East Campus , 10,000
Omaha, Joslyn Castle Historic Landscape, 12,500
Omaha, Prospect Hill Cemetery , 7,500
Omaha, Lauritzen Gardens' Tree Restoration/Arboretum , 10,000
Pawnee City, Pawnee City Branching Out , 7,000
Scotts Bluff, Educational Landscape Initiative for High School, 7,500
Scotts Bluff, Riverside Park Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 15,000
Scotts Bluff, High School Softball Complex Shade Tree Planting, 3,150
South Sioux City, Scenic Park East, 9,975
Total Allocated $300,767

National Funding Sources for Public Landscapes
EPA Environmental Education Grant Program
Youth Garden Grants

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
P.O. Box 830715
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0715
402-472-2971