
What can one million trees do for Nebraska?
Trees can save communities and homeowners money during their lifetime!
Consider the following net benefits1 (benefits-cost) per tree over a 40-year period:
$600 (yard) and $160 (public) for a small tree
$1,360 (yard) and $640 (public) for a medium tree
$3,040 (yard) and $2,320 (public) for a large tree
1 McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson, P.J. Peper, S.E. Maco, S.L. Gardner, S.K. Cozad, and Q. Xiao. 2006. Midwest Community Tree Guide: Benefits, Costs and Strategic Planting PSW-GTR-199.
Report trees planted from April 2007 through April 2017
We would like to hear about your tree planting projects so we can count them toward the goal of 1 million trees by 2017!
Follow the simple steps below to report trees.
1. What trees can be reported?
Trees which can be counted toward ReTree Nebraska's 1 million tree goal are trees planted from April 2007 through April 2017 including:
- Tree planted within city limits, on public or private land,
- Tree planted for the protection or beautification of houses on acreages and farmstead houses;
- Tree planted for the protection or beautification of rural community buildings such as schools or churches; and
- Transplanted wild or seedling trees can be counted if planted in the locations described above.
2. How do I report trees?
To report a tree(s), fill out a tree reporting form by clicking here. (Note: You will need Adobe Reader and an email address to complete this form. Please note information collected will not be shared with any third-parties. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com. If you do not have an email address please report your trees by calling 402-472-0220.)
Or to report trees planted, send an e-mail to retreemillion@unl.edu telling us:
- How many trees and which tree species were planted (at least quantity if species is unknown);
- Use of property where they were planted (residential, rural acreage, rural farm house, public right-of-way, park, school, business, etc.);
- The name of the community and ZIP code in which they were planted;
- The date they were planted (Month/Year or at least the year); and
Don't forget-- trees that have been planted starting from April 2007 can always be reported!
Tree City USA communities--Trees planted and reported for Tree City USA will be collected at the end of the year in the TCUSA re-certification application. Please do not report these trees again.
Nurseries and landscaping businesses can also report trees they have sold to and planted for customers. Please email retreenebraska@unl.edu for more details.
3. Please help spread the word about reporting trees and ReTree Nebraska to your family, friends and co-workers by emailing the tree reporting form or telling them to visit the ReTree Nebraska Web site!
4. Check back periodically to see how many trees have been planted and reported.
ReTree Million Count
12,903 trees reported by individuals and community organizations
46,543 trees reported by Nebraska communities including Tree City USA communities
22,305 trees reported by Nebraska nurseries and landscaping businesses
81,751 total trees have been planted and reported! (updated 11/20/2009)
Trees have been planted and reported by individuals/organizations located in or near the following communities:
| Adams | Ericson | Papillion |
| Allen | Exeter | Paxton |
| Alliance | Fairbury | Pender |
| Arapahoe | Falls City | Pierce |
| Ashland | Farnum | Pilger |
| Atkinson | Firth | Plainview |
| Auburn | Fremont | Plattsmouth |
| Axtell | Friend | Pleasanton |
| Bancroft | Fullerton | Potter |
| Bassett | Gering | Ralston |
| Battle Creek | Gothenburg | Raymond |
| Bayard | Grand Island | Red Cloud |
| Beatrice | Gretna | Rising City |
| Beaver City | Hartington | Roca |
| Beaver Crossing | Hastings | Royal |
| Bellevue | Heartwell | Rushville |
| Benedict | Hemingford | Schuyler |
| Benkelman | Hickman | Scotts Bluff |
| Bennington | Holdrege | Scribner |
| Blair | Hooper | Seward |
| Boys Town | Humboldt | Shelton |
| Brady | Imperial | Shickley |
| Brainard | Julian | Sidney |
| Bridgeport | Kearney | Snyder |
| Broken Bow | Kennard | South Sioux City |
| Brule | Kimball | Stella |
| Cambridge | La Vista | Stromsburg |
| Central City | Laurel | Stuart |
| Ceresco | Lexington | Sutterland |
| Chadron | Lincoln | Sutton |
| Chappell | Madison | Syracuse |
| Clarkson | McCook | Tekamah |
| Clearwater | Mead | Thedford |
| Coleridge | Minden | Tilden |
| Columbus | Mitchell | Tobias |
| Concord | Morrill | Trenton |
| Cook | Nebraska City | Valley |
| Cozad | Neligh | Waco |
| Creighton | Nelson | Wahoo |
| Crete | Nemaha | Wakefield |
| Crofton | Norfolk | Wallace |
| Curtis | North Platte | Wauneta |
| David City | Odell | Wausa |
| Denton | Offutt Air Force Base | Waverly |
| DeWitt | Ogallala | Wayne |
| Dodge | Omaha | Weeping Water |
| Doniphan | O'Neill | Wilcox |
| Eagle | Orchard | Wisner |
| Elgin | Ord | York |
| Elkhorn | Palisade |


