We care deeply about the forests within Three Rivers Park District and the trees that are planted. Every tree planted at Three Rivers is grown from a seed harvested in our region and takes years of love and care to grow. This makes every tree in a Three Rivers park unique.

To ensure that the trees have the best chance of survival once planted, we only plant trees during their dormant phase. Trees go into a dormant state from when they lose their leaves in the fall until the weather warms up in the spring. 

With shortening spring and fall seasons, along with increased spring and fall rainfall, there are times we are not able to plant during a typical planting season. For this reason, we are not always able to plant trees at every park every year. If you contact us at 763-694-2042 we can give you a list of the parks where planting will occur this year.

If you decide to donate a tree at a location on our planting list, we will work hard to plant the tree by the following fall season, although this is not always possible. Sometimes it takes up to a year and a half for there to be an opportunity to plant your tree. We understand that this can seem like a long time, but we want to give your tree the best chance at thriving for years to come.