SPONSOR PROGRAMS
There are several ways you can contribute to growing our community forest and beautifying our village.
ADOPT A TREE PIT GARDEN
We need industrious community members to adopt our Main Street tree pits. No experience necessary!
The village has partnered with the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce to organize a wonderful, volunteer-based tree stewardship program that will beautify our Main St and help protect the health of our street trees so that they can live their longest life . |
Volunteers can sign up to Adopt-a-Tree-Pit for one growing season, late-April through late-October (or even for several seasons if you like)! The work can be as little or much as you can manage, as frequently or infrequently as your schedule allows. We welcome community members to create and care for unique little urban gardens that all passers-by will appreciate and enjoy. This can be as simple as arranging mulch and above ground pots that you water weekly (above photo 1) or test out your green thumb and plant an in-ground perennial and annual garden (above photos 2 &3). Growing a garden not your thing? That's ok! Weeding a few times a season and laying down a bit of mulch is the minimum that is needed and it makes a real difference for the tree and the street. Our community will thank you! Please fill out this short form to participate. Need hands-on training or want to meet other tree pit gardeners? We hold semi-annual info and tree-pit gardening workshops (see past workshop here) in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce! The next one is planned for Fall 2022--keep an eye on the Chamber website for announcement. In the meantime, you can see a recommended planting list and read the Village of Cold Spring's guide to tree-pit-gardening in PDF form here. |
DONATE FUNDS TO PLANT A TREE
The Village of Cold Spring always gratefully accepts donations to help plant new trees on our streets for everyone to enjoy. New trees of the size and species suitable for planting on our streets range in price from $250-$600 and up depending on age and species.
If you would like to donate a new tree to be planted on public property in front of your residence or elsewhere in the village, please contact the village clerk's office at [email protected] or (825) 265-3611.
SPONSOR A TREE GUARD
As part of our TAB BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT the village invites you to sponsor a beautiful new tree guard to protect the root zone area around a street tree, keep mulch from washing away and help beautify our sidewalks.
We offer a single tree guard design that will be made to order to accommodate new and existing tree pits--even around mature trees. You may sponsor a guard to go with a new tree planting or choose a favorite tree already growing in the village to beautify and protect.
Our tree guards range in cost from $650 to $1200 depending on the size of the tree pit or area of installation. Please contact the village clerk at [email protected] or (845) 265-3611 to sponsor a tree guard. Questions about the tree guard program can be directed to [email protected].
DONATE PRODUCT OR SERVICES
If your company has landscape material or plant stock to donate, or if you'd like to donate professional services to the cause of beautifying the village, you are awesome! Please contact the village clerk at [email protected] or (845) 265-3611 to begin a collaboration.
DONATE YOUR TIME
We always warmly welcome volunteers. The village wouldn't work without you! Shoot us an email if you'd like to be added to our growing list of folks available to collaborate on community tree projects.