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Rotary International president Ian Risely challenged every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of the Rotary year on 1 July and by Earth Day on 22 April 2018.
In the spirit of President Riseley's challenge the Cheyenne Rotary Club (Noon) proposes purchasing 15 trees for the ongoing Rooted in Cheyenne Tree Planting Program.
Rooted in Cheyenne was founded on the idea that our residents are an important part of helping to establish a greener city.
Rooted in Cheyenne's mission is to re-establish a long-term tree planting program in our city to help support a more diverse and resilient urban canopy and cultivate greener, healthier, more livable neighborhoods.
Cheyenne has always been a progressive city in its efforts to increase the tree canopy. As early as 1882, residents played an important role in establishing the tree canopy that we enjoy today. However, Cheyenne is experiencing a high mortality rate in its street tree population as the result of an aging forest and past extreme weather events. In addition, citizens are not adequately replacing dead trees which results in large gaps in the tree canopy. The need for a community tree planting program in Cheyenne is critical to maintain our forest canopy where trees are likely to die or have died and extend our forest canopy where trees are less abundant.
Rooted in Cheyenne is administered by the City of Cheyenne.
The Cheyenne Rotary Club will order the trees by January 1, 2018 in order for the trees to be planted in the spring of 2018 (perhaps to coincide with Earth Day). Cost per tree will be $160. This includes the projected price of the tree, shipping and planting materials (tree stakes, staking material, water bag).
Members of the club will take part in the planting of the trees in coordination with the City of Cheyenne Forestry Division.
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