New trees are being planted at City Parks, Golf Courses and at the Goebel Soccer Complex. The trees are being furnished from the Evansville Vanderburgh Levee Authority due to a Mitigation along the Eagle Slough. Two Hundred Fifty-seven (257) trees will be replaced by Five Hundred Fourteen (514) trees; for a two for one ratio as required by City Ordinance. The Evansville Parks will receive 175 of the trees. At present, 122 trees have been planted and crews should finish the tree planting by March 9th.
Trees have been planted at Garvin, Akin, Bayard, Bellemeade, Angel Mounds and Anthony Oates parks. The remaining trees will be planted at Willard, Eleventh Avenue, Sunset parks and at Helfrich and McDonald Golf Courses.
Trees provide a natural habitat for wildlife, help purify the air and reduce global warming. Trees shade and cool areas to help reduce air conditioning in the summer and break winter winds thereby lower heating costs. Trees protect our lands by reducing soil erosion and sediment deposit after storms. For a $250 minimal investment for a single street tree, $90,000 of direct benefits is returned from the lifetime of a tree.
