Tree Montgomery plants 10,000th tree in Montgomery Village

Representatives from Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, the Tree Montgomery program, D. A. Dunlevy and Montgomery Village Foundation gathered at Lake Marion Community Center to celebrate the success of the Tree Montgomery program with the planting of the 10,000^th tree since the program began in 2015.

The American Sycamore tree was planted at Lake Marion Community Center in honor of this momentous occasion. Forest Conservation Coordinator and Tree Montgomery Coordinator Laura Miller said the program has benefitted the community and the county, and looks forward to it’s continued growth. Initial expectations for the program were to plant 10,000 trees in 20 years; only 8 years into the program, that goal has been met.

Several members of the D. A. Dunlevy crew have been with the team since the first tree was planted. Today, along with the tree at Lake Marion Community Center, several more were planted along East Village Avenue. Blake Dunlevy noted that of the 10,000 trees planted, over 3,000 of those have been planted in the last 4 months. Dunlevy was grateful to be a partner in the Tree Montgomery program, and is proud of the legacy they are helping to create for future generations of county and Village residents.

For more information about the Tree Montgomery program, visit https://treemontgomery.org.