Planting and Promoting a Healthy Community. The many benefits of trees...

Providing education, leadership, and inspiration in planting and caring for trees. Trees provide many benefits to individuals, neighborhoods, the community, and the environment. - - - - Trees are so beautiful, and they provide a calming effect within us. We need to take care of and protect the trees/forests that we currently have and plant many more.

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Upcoming Events

Participate in any of our upcoming events to promote a healthy, sustainable community with Tree Lafayette.

Check out our weekly events on Wednesday mornings and our monthly pruning events on the first Saturday of each month.

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Weekly Wednesday Morning Volunteer Tree Care Events in Lafayette, Indiana

May 7, 2025 - November 12, 2025 • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location varies each week

Tree care events are held every Wednesday morning, May through October, to prune, mulch, or water trees. Volunteer to help prune and care for trees. Contact info@treelafayette.org for additional information.

Volunteer opportunities available

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2025 Tree Lafayette Annual Meeting

November 12, 2025 • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lafayette Country Club

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About Us

Tree Lafayette plants and maintains trees primarily on public property or rights-of-way (mainly along streets) in Lafayette, Indiana and educates about and promotes trees. Since our beginning in 1993, Tree Lafayette has planted more than 4,600 trees in the Greater Lafayette, Indiana community. We need volunteers to help plant and care for trees and for our committees which support our operations. Lafayette is recognized as a Tree City USA and a Tree City of the World. Some area schools, organizations and companies have also received recognition.

See our About Trees tab for information about trees and the many benefits of trees. See our Interesting Info tab for information about invasive species, climate change, local wooded areas, forest bathing, and more.

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In The News

Tree Lafayette spring tree planting project was completed

The project was to plant 39 trees during Spring 2025 on Elk Street and Perrine Street. The sponsors of the project were CenterPoint Energy and 1st Source Bank. The neighborhoods look better and they will enjoy the many benefits of the trees for years to come.