City of Fremont Tree Program or Trees for Fremont:
Re-leaf Project
This is an annual tree-planting program to beautify the streets of Fremont. It
has been devised to help the citizens of Fremont purchase quality trees for planting
along the streets. The cost per tree is $25.
Trees provide a buffer from street noise, clean the air, block the wind, save on
utility bills and can increase property values as much as 20%. Thus, trees in our
city are a valuable resource which should be constantly renewed. All project
trees will be planted within 20 feet of the curb. Trees will be planted between the
sidewalk and the curb whenever possible. Where the parking area is six feet or less,
the tree will be planted four to six feet from the sidewalk on the house side of
the walk. This promotes better growing conditions, lessens potential sidewalk
and street damage and makes the neighborhood appear more spacious.
City of Fremont Tree Disaster Program
October 26, 1997, a heavy wet snow storm caused an estimated $5 million worth of
damage to all the arboretums in Nebraska. The Midland campus was not spared. Dick
Christensen helped establish a 2-for-1 matching grant with the Lutheran Brotherhood
Association to replace the damaged trees in Fremont. Funds were to be distributed
by Nolan Rundquist, City of Fremont arborist, and Dr. Carlson of Midland College. On
May 7, 1998 a city-wide arboretum day was held with the replacement trees being replanted.
Nine trees were replaced on campus through this program.
Great Plants for Great Plains
Through membership in the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, Midland participates in the
Great Plants for Great Plains program.
The program is administrered out of the University of Nebraska through the direction of Todd Morrissey.
The goal is to increase the variety of hardy ornamental plants for gardens
and landscapes in the state. Nursery stock is offered to members at reduced prices to
encourage plantings.
Peter Kiewit Tree Planting Grant
Part of a Keep Fremont Beautiful Program in which trees were planted in about 1986 to
replace trees lost during the 1960's and 1970's due to Dutch Elm disease.
Keep Fremont Beautiful Program
A board of local Fremont people who administer federal funds to Fremont residents for
their efforts to landscape and plant trees.
Sustainable Landscape
The Nebraska Green Space Stewardship Initative was created to encourage and assist
with the development of sustainable, environmentally-sound landscape practices in
the planting and care of community green spaces across Nebraska. The Initiative was
coordinated by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
and funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust.
Chirs Rhea '98, under the guidance of Dr. Carlson, applied and was awarded a $8,956.96
grant in September 1997. His designated test site, also known as the Swanson Terrace,
was south of Swanson Hall of Science.
Planting began in fall of 1997 and continued
through the school year of 1998. Even though Chris has graduated, records continue to be
maintained on the test site. These records are available from Dr. Carlson in the Science Lab.
Triangle Planting
With a grant written by Blake Harper, with landscape design and plants
donated by Bluebird Nursery & Landscaping of Clarkson, NE, a triangle
in the center of campus was planted with primarily Nebraska native plants.
In addition, Bluebird Nursery designed and donated plants for a hosta
garden. Since planting in July of 1999, these plantings have been a
focus point in the center campus mall.
