 City Shade Project
City Shade is a public/private collaboration to reforest Winona sponsored by Sustain Winona
City Shade is designing a plan to:
- Substantially increase Winona’s tree canopy
- Track tree cover, tree health, and species diversity across the City
- Maintain street trees throughout their lifecycles
- Increase community awareness about the multiple benefits of our urban forest
- Inform Winonans about tree care and engage them in planting and caring for trees
- Generate community support to continue improving the City’s urban forest
A well-planned, healthy urban forest
- Combats climate change through sequestering carbon
- Improves air quality
- Captures and cleans rainwater and reduces storm water run off
- Beautifies homes and neighborhoods
- Raises property values
- Saves energy use and costs
- Provides habitat for birds
- Enhances mental health and well-being
Trees Pay Us Back (pdf)
The Value of Trees - U.S. Forestry Service (pdf)
To learn more, get involved, request a presentation, or make a donation contact:
Mark Moeller, Winona City Planner,
mmoeller@ci.winona.mn.us, 507-457-8243
Anne Morse, Winona County Sustainability Coordinator, amorse@co.winona.mn.us, 507-457-6468
| CITY SHADE is a joint effort of city residents and the following: |
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City OF WINONA, WINONA COUNTY,
MN Department of Natural Resources,
Winona County Master Gardeners,
Winona Nursery,
Hy-Vee,
Winona Co. Extension,
Winona State University
Saint Mary’s University |
| OUR MISSION: |
City Shade organizes and promotes partnerships that engage the community in enhancing Winona’s historic tradition of planting, caring for and enjoying trees.
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| OUR VISION: |
Our vision for Winona is a community nestled beneath a diverse, healthy and extensive canopy of trees in which citizens and public policy support the intentional creation and maintenance of green space.
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| CITY SHADE thanks our Generous Donors |
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Winona Community Foundation
MN Pollution Control Agency
Xcel Energy Foundation |
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