One Million Trees Initiative

Alliant Energy named 11 Wisconsin communities including Baraboo and Blue River to receive grants totaling over $50,000 through the company’s Community Tree Planting program, part of its One Million Trees initiative. Alliant Energy partners with Trees Forever to help communities develop, select and plant a diverse mix of trees. A tree expert works with the communities to select the best species for their areas and create care and maintenance plans to ensure the new trees have long, healthy lives.  

Since 1990, Trees Forever and Alliant Energy have awarded over $8 million in grants and planted more than 1.1 million trees through their partnership and programs in Iowa and Wisconsin.

Across Wisconsin, communities are eligible to apply for grants up to $5,000 to fund new trees. Baraboo will receive $5,000 to plant 42 trees and Blue River will receive $4,900 to plant 19 trees.