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