Through May 15, funding is available to rural communities and counties for planting projects along roadsides and trails. Money comes from Iowa’s Living Roadways program to plant native trees, flowers and grasses with low long-term maintenance and costs that will restore wildlife habitat, improve community landscapes and pedestrian safety, and limit storm water run-off.
The program is a partnership between Trees Forever, the Iowa Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and the Living Roadway Trust Fund of Iowa. Further details and applications are at www.treesforever.org/ILR_Projects.