DYK that Columbia has lost more than 20% of its urban tree canopy in the last 15 years?
That’s what Beat the Heat is working to reverse. Columbia Green, along with the City of Columbia and Columbia College, is hosting a free Plant a Tree educational event on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Earlewood Park to help keep Cola covered.
The program provides free native shade trees to help improve air quality and keep our neighborhoods cooler and healthier. Available trees include everything from redbuds and serviceberries to oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars — all native and selected for long-term shade. Since launching in 2024, the program has distributed more than 1,550 trees across greater Columbia.
Can’t make it? Property owners can still apply for free trees.
