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Oelwein Tree Board

The Oelwein Tree Board is comprised of five volunteers from the Oelwein community that are dedicated to maintaining and expanding the Oelwein urban tree canopy.


    2019 Governors Volunteer Award

Arbor Day 4-26-2024

Community Forestry Grant tree Planting - 72 trees between Platt park and sports complex

Tree Planting at Redgate Park

Seedling Planting Demonstration

Awarded 2021 Outstanding Community Organization in the State of Iowa

Arbor Day Foundation Acknowledgements

Tree City Award 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

GROWTH AWARD 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020

oelwein tree board -3 year terms

Ron Lenth

Term expiration Date: 1/31/2026

Jeff Milks

Term expiration Date: 5/30/2027

Kyle Scheel

Term expiration Date: 5/30/2027

John Fox

Term expiration Date: 5/30/2026

Terry Scherbring

Term expiration Date: 5/30/2027

Joshua Johnson

City Representative

Alliant Energy / Trees Forever Plantings

Oelwein Urban Forest Management Plan 2018

Oelwein Urban Forest Management Plan '18 (pdf)Download

tree survey of all park, cemetery and street trees

Survey

Approved Street Tree List

Small Variety Trees


Bradford Pear

Columnar Crab

Flowering Crab

Golden Rain

Hawthorne

Lilac, Japanese Tree


Medium Variety Trees


Little Leaf Linden

Redmond Linden

Red Oak

Skyline Locust

American Linden


Large Variety Trees


Kentucky Coffee Tree

Moraine Locust

Shade Master Locust

Sunburst Locust

Sycamore

Tulip Tree

Male Ginko

Swamp White Oak

Clemons Oak

Long Oak

Bur Oak

White Oak

Chinkapin Oak

American Elm

Ohio Buckeye

London Planetree

Honey Locust

Shagbark Hickory

Yellowwood

Magnolia

Horse Chestnut

Black Gum

Donated trees

Red Gate Park

  • Andrea Williams
  • Jim Arnold in remembrance of Midge Arnold
  • Chris Clime & Aubrey Sadler
  • Anthony Ricchio
  • Cannon's Greenhouse

Woodlawn Cemetery

  • Dave Sondrol in remembrance of family members

Alliant Energy - Branching Out

Additional Information

"Branching Out is a nationally recognized and award-winning tree planting program in which Alliant Energy, Trees Forever and your community work together to plan, fund and implement community tree planting projects. The program is designed to encourage energy efficiency, environmental awareness and community stewardship in Iowa 

The Branching Out program is offered exclusively to Iowa communities where Alliant Energy provides electric and/or natural gas service". (treesforever.org) 

The Oelwein Tree Board is dedicated to planting more trees in the street right of way in increase the urban tree canopy and to create energy saving benefits to the community. The public right-of-way is wider than the road surface and includes curbs, sidewalks, utilities, public shade trees and grass strips.

The Oelwein Tree Board has the following tree varieties that they will be planting this fall for the community.

Contact Us

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Would you like a tree planted?

These trees are purchased from funds with a Trees Forever/Alliant Energy grant that can only be planted between your sidewalk and the street. The tree board members will select the correct species of tree suitable to the area.  Trees are limited and requests do not guarantee a tree. 

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Emerald Ash Borer

EAB Informational Sites

www.emeraldashborer.info


www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/eab/


www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/


https://www.extension.iastate.edu/psep/emerald-ash-borer-eab 

Street boulevard Trees

Trees between the street and your sidewalk.

If you have a tree that is located in the street boulevard that needs some attention or stump removed, please call the utility department at 319-283-1197.

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