Trees Please!
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Planting trees in the right places can provide shade and windbreaks, saving buildings from high bills and an overworked air conditioner.
Our Trees Please! program supports this effort by awarding grants to Iowa municipalities to plant trees near publicly owned properties like schools, libraries, city halls and more!
Since 1998, MidAmerican’s Trees Please! program has awarded more than $4.5 million in funding for trees. In 2024, 55 Iowa communities received grants totaling more than $100,000.
Program details
MidAmerican’s Trees Please! grants provide communities $1,000 or more for tree planting projects.
Trees purchased with the Trees Please! grant should provide energy efficiency benefits.
The Trees Please! application is now available
Grants are announced and awarded to communities each spring.
Applications can be submitted at any time throughout the year, but only applications received by January 31 will be considered for the upcoming spring grants. Any applications submitted after the deadline will be considered the following year.
Grants are announced and awarded to communities each spring.
Applications can be submitted at any time throughout the year, but only applications received by January 31 will be considered for the upcoming spring grants. Any applications submitted after the deadline will be considered the following year.
Questions?
For more information or to request a paper application, email PlantTrees@midamerican.com or call 800-434-4017.
Call 811 before you dig
Before planting your tree, the law requires you to call 811 at least two business days before digging to make certain there are no utility lines or other equipment buried underground. For more information, visit www.call811.com.