City of Lake Charles, Louisiana

City to Conduct Tree Giveaway Event

as Part of Tree Grant Program

The City of Lake Charles will be giving away 500 trees to the public on Saturday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Downtown Community Garden, 600 Ryan Street, as part of the Planning and Development Department program called, "reTREE LC."   Tree varieties available to the public will include live oaks, crape myrtles, and bald cypress. Trees are one gallon size and will be given away on a first come, first serve basis, one tree per vehicle.

The mission of reTREE LC is to promote the planting, restoration, and preservation of an urban forest in the City of Lake Charles. The City has received three grants to support reTREE LC including the Apache Foundation Tree Grant, a Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Grant, a Wal-Mart grant and funding from Team Green of Southwest Louisiana.

The City of Lake Charles recently received 1,000 trees from the Apache Foundation Tree Grant Program, and 500 of the trees are for the trees giveaway event.  The other 500 trees are to be planted in City parks by members of the Boy Scouts of America and other organizations.

The grants will support the mission of reTREE LC and will provide watering bags for the trees planted in City parks, T-shirts to promote reTREE LC projects, and expert demonstrations on tree pruning.

For more information, please visit the City of Lake Charles website homepage www.cityoflakecharles.com under Hot Topics and the link, reTREE LC Giveaway Event.

City of Lake Charles employees and their immediate family will not be allowed to participate in this tree giveaway program.

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The City of Lake Charles fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.   For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see the City of Lake Charles website- www.cityoflakecharles.com  or call the Mayor's Action Line at (337) 491-1346, or contact the appropriate Department Head, or call the Title VI coordinator at (337) 491-1440.