The City of Rockford is celebrating Arbor Day 2025 by planting ten new trees at West View Elementary as part of our urban forestry initiative and grant-funded community efforts.
Residents can participate in a hands-on morning of tree planting. The City is looking for 20 volunteers to help get these trees in the ground. Come ready to work—with sturdy shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Then, afterwards, the City is hosting a tree giveaway.
Where: West View Elementary School, 1720 Halsted Road
When: Saturday, April 26
Tree Planting: Starts at 8 a.m.
Tree Giveaway: Starts at noon
Want to volunteer to plant a tree? Email Taylor.Hennelly@rockfordil.gov to sign up!