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A million trees in five years

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Plantings

  • 2021

    More than 208,100 trees planted. View map.

    • Covered Bridge State Forest
    • Greene-Sullivan State Forest
    • Harrison-Crawford State Forest
    • Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area
    • Jackson-Washington State Forest
    • Morgan-Monroe State Forest
    • Prophetstown State Park
    • Ravinia Woods State Forest

    Species planted:

    • Black oak
    • Bur oak
    • Red oak
    • Swamp chestnut oak
    • Swamp white oak
    • White oak
    • Other: cherrybark oak, pecan, overcup oak, shagbark hickory
  • 2020

    More than 213,500 trees planted. View map.

    • Greene-Sullivan State Forest
    • Harrison-Crawford State Forest
    • Jackson Washington State Forest
    • Jasper-Pulaski Nursery
    • Morgan-Monroe State Forest
    • Mountain Tea State Forest
    • Ravinia Woods State Forest
    • Schools (third grade, statewide)
    • Salamonie River State Forest

    Species planted:

    • Bur oak
    • Red oak
    • Swamp chestnut oak
    • Swamp white oak
    • White oak
    • Other: black walnut, yellow popular, bald cypress
  • 2022

    Plantings

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    PropertyAcresSpeciesTrees
    Ravinia State Forest 7 walnut, white, red oak & chinkapin oak 7,000
    Prophetstown State Park 55 walnut, red and white oak 54,000
    Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area 40 cherrybark oak, swamp chestnut & bur oak 40,000
    Greene-Sullivan State Forest 30 white, red and black oak 30,000
    Harrison-Crawford State Forest 10 black, white, and red oak 7,850
    Spring Creek Seeps Nature Preserve 43 white and chinkapin oak 44,500
    Greene-Sullivan State Forest Reclamation 10 oaks and walnut 5,100
    Jackson-Washington State Forest 10 upland and bottomland oaks 10,000
    Clark State Forest 10 red and white oak 6,700
    Clark State Forest (clearcut site) 10 white and black oak 4,350
    Summit Lake State Park 12 red and white oaks and black walnut 12,000
    Third Grade Students    36,300
    Total   257,500

    Replantings

    Not included in total of million tree goal.

    PropertyAcresSpeciesTrees
    Mountain Tea State Forest 16 walnut, swamp chestnut, cherrybark oak 16,000
    Yellowwood State Forest (Clif Bar) 5 walnut, red and white oak 5,000
    Total  21,000

    Dates and sites

    • April 14: Ravinia State Forest, grade school students
    • April 20: Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Huston Solar Group, carbon offset project (2,000 trees)
    • April 22: Ravinia State Forest, Duke Energy employees, Indiana Duke president and First Lady
    • April 29: Prophetstown State Park, Purdue University students
  • 2023

    Plantings

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    PropertyAcresSpeciesTrees
    Prophetstown State Park 13 walnut, red and swamp white oak 13,000
    Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area  46 cherrybark oak, swamp chestnut, pecan & bur oak 46,000
    Bluffs of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve 147 white, swamp white, red, black & bur oak 153,800
    Third Grade Students    40,600
    Total   253,400

    Dates and sites

    • May: Greene-Sullivan State Forest, Clif Bar replanting from field fire, 5,000 trees
  • 2024

    Plantings

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    PropertyAcresSpeciesTrees
    Prophetstown State Park 13 acres walnut, red oak and swamp white oak 13,000
    Greene-Sullivan State Forest 30 acres white, red and black oak 30,000
    Kankakee  Fish & Wildlife Area 30 acres bottomland oaks 24,000
    Harrison-Crawford State Forest 15 acres white, black cherrybark oak 12,200
    Pike State Forest 27 acres white, red, black, bur and swamp 27,700
    Greene-Sullivan State Forest 57 acres white, black cherrybark oak 46,000
    Third Grade Students    36,100
    Millionth Tree – Cucumber Magnolia, Statehouse Lawn    1

    Volunteer dates and sites

    • Spring: Greene-Sullivan State Forest, Clif Bar, 3,000
    • Fall: Prophetstown State Park, Huston Solar Group, 3,000

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