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Des Moines launches 'Heritage Trees' program and seeks nominations
Summary
City presenter announced Des Moines Heritage Trees, a new program to recognize notable urban trees across categories including Living Landmark, Des Moines Giants, Metro Beauties, Rare Iowa Gems and Cradle Trees, and invited residents to nominate specimens via the program website.
A presenter announced that the city is launching Des Moines Heritage Trees, a program designed to recognize large, unique and ecologically important trees across the city. The program will accept nominations in several categories so "as many trees qualify for this program as possible," the presenter said.
The program groups nominations into named categories — Living Landmark, Des Moines Giants, Des Moines Metro Beauties, Rare Iowa Gems and Cradle Trees — to highlight specimens valued for size, rarity, beauty or habitat function. "When you think about the city of Des Moines, you probably think kind of a concrete jungle, but we actually have hundreds of thousands of beautiful trees," the presenter said. Residents were directed to the program website to view current nominations and submit new ones; the presenter said the city will compile a "Forest of Fame."
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