Winter 2025/26 Quarterly

PLACENTIA’S

EXPAND THE FOREST

PROGRAM

he City of Placentia is still accepting applications for its Expand the Forest Program! This program, adopted as part of the City’s Urban Forest Management Program, allows residents to purchase and dedicate a tree to commemorate a loved one or special event. Planting a tree in a City Park is a special way to honor a loved one and provides a gift to the whole community by contributing to the expansion of the City’s Urban Forest. A dedication tree can be planted in a City Park, and potential tree sponsors can use a Park map to identify their preferred park and planting location(s). The cost to purchase and plant a tree will be funded by the tree sponsor and is based on the current contract price paid by the City for 24-inch box trees. The current cost is $390 for an Expand the Forest tree. Once a location is selected, and payment for the tree has been received, the City will

arrange to have the tree planted by the City’s landscape maintenance contractor, with or without the sponsor(s) in attendance, depending on their preference. Once planted, the City will assume maintenance responsibilities to care for the tree. The tree sponsor(s) will receive a certificate signed by the Mayor in appreciation of their tree sponsorship and be acknowledged in the City’s Quarterly Newsletter. Residents can participate by completing an Expand the Forest Program application and submitting it to the Public Works Department via email at urbanforest@placentia.org or in person at 401 E. Chapman Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870. The application is available online at www.placentia.org/urbanforest and at City Hall. For more information on the Expand the Forest Program, please contact us at (714) 993-8148 or urbanforest@placentia.org.

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