Planting Forward

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14,535 Trees

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In the next three weeks an army of 3,318 individuals will receive and plant 14, 535 trees as part of our Planting Forward program. The Planting Forward program started in…

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Tree Orders OPEN: Planting Forward for Woodlands

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Planting Forward for Woodlands IOWA NATIVE TREE RESTORATION Planting Forward for Woodlands was developed by Monarch Research in response to the loss of native trees during the 2020 Derecho. The…

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Planting Forward: Spring Recap

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In April we launched the first Planting Forward efforts in Linn County. We partnered with several organizations, including Unity Point Health Systems, Mercy Hospital, and Linn County & Conservation to distribute…

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Fall 2020 10X10 Pollinator Zone Test Plots

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Greetings from Monarch Research. In this blog episode, we’d like to share our progress on five sample test plots at the Monarch Research Station showing the various methods to successfully…

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Replanting the landscape: Defy environmental disasters by the yard

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The Gazette is working with the Linn Landowner Forum to present a weekly series of columns about elements landowners should consider when replacing trees and plants lost in the Aug.…

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