Historic Savannah Foundation Donates To Plant Trees In Landmark District


 
 

The Landmark District Tree Fund, a program of Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF), recently donated $10,000 to the City of Savannah to cover the costs of planting canopy trees in the Landmark District, an area that spans from Gwinnett Street to the river, and from E. Broad Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The trees, including elm, live oaks, sycamores, black gum and maples, were planted over the past two years.

“This year marks almost 20 years that Historic Savannah Foundation has helped with the planting of canopy trees,” said Daniel Carey, HSF’s president and CEO. “This is a worthy and much-needed beautification project, and I am pleased that we were able to help the City.”

The Landmark District Tree Fund was formed in 1999 after completion of the Bull Street beautification project, which planted canopy trees on Bull Street and installed new brick sidewalks, light fixtures, litter bins and street and square name signs from Forsyth Park to City Hall. The Beehive Foundation, seeing a need for more tree canopy coverage throughout the district, donated seed and matching grant money to HSF to start a tree fund. Over the next five years, the fund sponsored the planting of more than 400 trees. Today, trees are planted as needed with input from the City’s Park and Tree Department.


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