Keep Evansville Beautiful giving away 100 free trees for Arbor Day By Jill Lyman | April 19, 2021 at 10:43 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 10:43 AM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - To celebrate Arbor Day 2021, Keep Evansville Beautiful and the City of Evansville’s Urban Forestry Department are giving away 100 free trees to the public.
It will take place at Wesselman Park on Friday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The public is welcome to claim their free tree at the Arbor Day drive-through event.
You are asked to stay in your vehicles.
“We’re excited to partner with the City of Evansville, CenterPoint Energy and On The Spot Utility Resources to celebrate Arbor Day in such a unique way,” said Julie Welch, executive director of Keep Evansville Beautiful. “The purpose of this event is twofold: contribute to planting more trees around our beautiful city and educate the public about important safety messages such as contacting 811 before digging and following the Right Tree,