Free Trees from MWRD
Stop by the 33rd Ward office at 3001 W Irving Park Rd to pick up a tree (while supplies last) As a form of green infrastructure, a medium-sized oak tree can help prevent flooding and improve water quality by absorbing 2,800 gallons of rainfall per year. The MWRD's Restore the Canopy program offers FREE Black, Pin, Red and White Oak saplings. Click here for a brochure on the program. To download a flyer, click here. Download a fact sheet for details, including growth rate, about each sapling we’re distributing this year. Chicago's Bureau of Forestry does not advise residents to plant trees in the City parkway.Continue