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QTS Advances Cedar Rapids' Tree Canopy Restoration
Feb 09, 2026
QTS Data Centers (“QTS”), provided funding to support the planting of 4,000 trees in Cedar Rapids in 2025 in partnership with Monarch Research through its Planting Forward native tree restoration initiative. Effort supports recovery from the 2020 derecho, strengthens local ecosystems and aligns with QTS’s $10 billion investment in Cedar Rapids.
Turn acorns into oak trees
Mar 01, 2025
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Monarch Research Project to create ambassadors for the oak tree
New in 2025: Woodlands Native Tree Marketplace
Feb 07, 2025
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By Stephanie Garland
Monarch Research is happy to announce year-round tree ordering through its Woodlands Native Tree Marketplace, a complement to the existing Planting Fo...
What if a single acorn could change the future?
Dec 31, 2024
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The Mighty Acorn Society empowers community members to participate in ecosystem restoration through oak tree cultivation. By providing acorns, equipme...
Mighty Acorn Society Kick Off SOLD OUT!
Mar 01 - 2:00 PM - Mar 02 - 3:00 PM
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By Lisa Wiebenga
Citizens Unite! Join the Mighty Acorn Society and help us restore our vital native oak canopy and support ecosystems.
A Milestone of Hope: Celebrating 100,000 Native Trees in Linn County!
Nov 20, 2024
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A Milestone of Hope: Celebrating 100,000 Native Tr...
14,535 Trees
Apr 05, 2022
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In the next three weeks an army of 3,318 individua...
Young Prairie Becomes Dazzling Pollinator Zone
Feb 15, 2022
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It’s amazing what can be done with a dream, a plan...
Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS) Plants Forward
Feb 14, 2022
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In 2021, Monarch Research founder Clark McLeod spo...
Planting Forward for Woodlands in the news
Feb 07, 2022
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We have been busy promoting the Planting Forward f...
Tree Orders OPEN: Planting Forward for Woodlands
Jan 20, 2022
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Planting Forward for Woodlands
IOWA NATIVE TR...
Planting Forward for Woodlands: Coming Soon
Jan 14, 2022
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Linn County landowners with three or more acres wi...
30,000 Trees!
Oct 07, 2021
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The Monarch Research Project is providing trees to...