{"id":23258,"date":"2025-10-29T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=23258"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:50:43","slug":"tnt-program-expands-tree-canopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2025\/10\/29\/tnt-program-expands-tree-canopy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TNT&#8217; Program Expands District Tree Canopy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23258\" class=\"elementor elementor-23258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf59057 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf59057\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-433071e\" data-id=\"433071e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59729df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59729df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">'TNT' Program Expands District Tree Canopy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83c038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d83c038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c9ab2dc\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-518006a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"518006a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c941\" data-id=\"4d2c941\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764259b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764259b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students across Lincoln Public Schools got their hands dirty this October, planting trees and learning about environmental stewardship thanks to a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/plantnebraska.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlantNebraska<\/a>, formerly known as the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.<\/p><p>LPS received 10 trees through the <a href=\"https:\/\/plantnebraska.org\/what-we-do\/project-funding\/trees-for-nebraska-towns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trees for Nebraska Towns<\/a> program. The program focuses on community plantings with a direct public benefit and seeks to increase the size and resilience of Nebraska&#8217;s community forests.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-569eb57 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"569eb57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0525db\" data-id=\"e0525db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1854e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1854e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to each planting, the LPS Grounds Department dug holes and set up supplies for students to use.\u00a0<\/p><p>At Brownell Elementary, 4th graders in the STEAM Class planted a ginkgo tree in early October. Assistant Grounds Superintendent Troy Gold demonstrated each step, allowing students to both document the process and perform the planting.<\/p><p>Around the same time, the Prickly Planet Protectors Club at Holmes Elementary planted two catalpa trees next to their school garden. Club members worked together to make sure all of the soil and mulch around each tree formed a perfect circle.<\/p><p>Later in the month, students at Lefler Middle School stuck around after school to help plant the site&#8217;s four new trees: two Schuette&#8217;s oaks and two sycamores. Most of the student volunteers said that the afternoon marked the first time they had ever planted a tree!\u00a0<\/p><p>Wysong Elementary School&#8217;s student council convenes once a month before school, and used their morning meeting this October to plant three trees on their school campus. Wysong is now home to a gingko tree named Goldie, a bur oak named Billy and a cypress named Iris.<\/p><p>In addition to the hands-on component, each school received care instructions and a fact sheet about the species they planted. The ten trees will provide shade, wildlife habitat and continued educational opportunities for years to come!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f1a13\" data-id=\"a6f1a13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9fc66 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"cb9fc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_6759.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students at Brownell scoop soil during their tree planting\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students at Brownell scoop soil during their tree planting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0148.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holmes students spread soil around a newly planted catalpa tree\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Holmes students spread soil around a newly planted catalpa tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-59.png?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students at Wysong planting &quot;Goldie&quot; the ginkgo tree\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students at Wysong planting \"Goldie\" the ginkgo tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_9855.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students at Lefler helping plant one of the school&#039;s oak trees\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Students at Lefler helping plant one of the school's oak trees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e35e38 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e35e38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ee72f\" data-id=\"c8ee72f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feffa24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feffa24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested in learning more? Check out these additional tree resources:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/cc2facd0d7294067b8a5e3988ebf8869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LPS Tree Dashboard<\/a>: Explore the district tree canopy by school or by tree species.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLKEqirMG4UZuyAavFwu0waxzllE679Wsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlantNebraska Community Forest videos<\/a>: Learn the basics of about community forests and their impacts.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plantnebraska.org\/resources-events\/lets-talk-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlantNebraska speaker request<\/a>: Dive into a variety of topics from expert local speakers! 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