Mokena Offers Tree Planting Cost-Sharing Program

MOKENA, IL — The Village of Mokena is ready to help out residents looking to plant new trees on their property.

A cost-sharing program is available for residents seeking to plant new trees in parkways adjacent to their property, where trees have not previously existed.

"To protect the environment and enhance the value of residential real estate, the Village of Mokena has implemented a 50/50 cost-sharing program to encourage the planting of trees in the community's public parkways," according to the Village's website.

Under this program, the resident pays 50 percent of the cost for a nursery contractor to supply, deliver, plant, and mulch a new parkway tree. The Village pays the other half.

For more information on the program, see the application form and tree species descriptions available online. To participate, simply print off and submit an application form and check for each parkway tree requested.

The completed order form and payment must be received no later than Friday, April 8. Applicants be dropped off or mailed to:

Mokena Village Hall
50/50 Parkway Tree Program
11004 Carpenter Street
Mokena,IL 60448

Trees will be planted between mid-April and the end of June, depending on the nursery contractor's schedule.

Anyone with questions should contact the Village of Mokena at (708) 479-3900.