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

19,443 trees reported by individuals and community organizations
47,069 trees reported by Nebraska communities including Tree City USA communities & Tree Campus USA
24,020 trees reported by Nebraska nurseries, landscaping businesses and Natural Resource Districts

90,532 total trees have been planted and reported! (updated 9/15/2011)

Trees have been planted and reported by individuals/organizations located in or near the following communities:

Adams	Ericson	Palisade
Allen	Exeter	Papillion
Alliance	Fairbury	Paxton
Arapahoe	Falls City	Pender
Ashland	Farnum	Pierce
Atkinson	Firth	Pilger
Auburn	Fremont	Plainview
Axtell	Friend	Plattsmouth
Bancroft	Fullerton	Pleasanton
Bassett	Gering	Potter
Battle Creek	Gordon	Ralston
Bayard	Gothenburg	Raymond
Beatrice	Grand Island	Red Cloud
Beaver City	Gretna	Rising City
Beaver Crossing	Hartington	Roca
Bellevue	Hastings	Royal
Benedict	Heartwell	Rushville
Benkelman	Hemingford	Schuyler
Bennington	Hickman	Scotts Bluff
Blair	Holdrege	Scribner
Boys Town	Hooper	Seward
Brady	Humboldt	Shelton
Brainard	Imperial	Shickley
Bridgeport	Julian	Sidney
Broken Bow	Kearney	Snyder
Brule	Kennard	South Sioux City
Brunswick	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	Minatare	Tobias
Concord	Mitchell	Trenton
Cook	Morrill	Valley
Cozad	Nebraska City	Waco
Creighton	Neligh	Wahoo
Crete	Nelson	Wakefield
Crofton	Nemaha	Wallace
Curtis	Norfolk	Wauneta
David City	North Platte	Wausa
Denton	Odell	Waverly
DeWitt	Offutt Air Force Base	Wayne
Dodge	Ogallala	Weeping Water
Doniphan	Omaha	Wilcox
Eagle	O'Neill	Wisner
Elgin	Orchard	York
Elkhorn	Ord