Photos: Trees Forever Tree Planting for Earth Day

Trees Forever conducted an Earth Day tree planting event in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday

Apr. 22, 2025 6:36 pm

Volunteers Kurt Barnes (left) of Cedar Rapids and Alyssa Ternes (right) of Cedar Rapids plant a tree during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

A Trees Forever logo is seen on a pickup truck during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Volunteers Kyle Belcher (left) and Will Shutters (right) plant a tree during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Volunteers Gena Steele (left) of Cedar Rapids and Shawn Barth of Marion pack mulch around a newly planted tree during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Volunteers Gena Steele of Cedar Rapids holds a watering bag as Shawn Barth of Marion waters a newly planted tree during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Volunteers plant trees during an Earth Day tree planting event hosted by Trees Forever in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Trees Forever is the non-profit partner of the City of Cedar Rapid’s ReLeaf Cedar Rapids project, a public-private partnership to replant trees lost in the 2020 derecho. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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