33 Minnesota communities receive grants to plant thousands of trees

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has awarded nearly $5 million in Community Tree Planting Grants to 33 communities across the state. Funded by the Minnesota State Legislature, the grant increases urban forest diversity by removing damaged and dying trees and planting new trees.

“Trees make our cities and towns better places to live by helping reduce our electric bills, stormwater runoff, and stress. Every community, regardless of size and demographics, deserves and benefits from a resilient tree canopy,” said Madisson Masucci, DNR’s urban and community forestry coordinator. “With this round of funding, more than 6,000 trees will be planted or replaced in communities throughout Minnesota.”

The Community Tree Planting Grants, along with the ReLeaf Grants, represented one of the largest urban and community forestry funding opportunities ever offered by the DNR. ReLeaf grant recipients will be announced later this year. In addition to trees planted in communities through these grants, an additional 18 million seedlings have been planted on state lands during the Walz-Flanagan administration.

A new DNR urban and community forestry grant is open through Sept. 14. Applications for the Protect Community Forestry for Community Resilience Grant are available to Tribal and local governments, nonprofit organizations with 501(c) status, and educational institutions. The maximum grant award is $150,000 with no match required. The Protect Community Forestry Grant is funded by the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Visit the DNR website for information about the grant.

2025 Community Tree Planting grantees:

City of Austin: $125,000
City of Blue Earth: $65,375
City of Breckenridge: $50,000
City of Brownton: $192,655
City of Coon Rapids: $76,950
City of Crookston: $140,063
City of Crystal: $125,299
City of Duluth: $213,705
City of Dundas: $159,238
City of Edina: $208,450
City of Fridley: $150,105
City of Golden Valley: $19,025
City of Hill City: $117,753
City of International Falls: $203,385
City of Mahnomen: $228,646
City of Mahtomedi: $156,806
City of Maplewood: $500,000
City of Monticello: $250,000
City of Northfield: $300,000
City of Olivia: $204,061
City of Orono: $75,000
City of Sleepy Eye: $128,100
City of St. Cloud: $119,253
City of St. Louis Park: $44,204
City of St. Paul: $203,680
City of St. Peter: $300,000
City of Virginia: $78,875
City of Wells: $118,000
City of Windom: $64,400
City of Wyoming: $50,625
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe: $289,000
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board: $400,000
Nobles County: $98,600

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