PEACE Trees Sapling Giveaway Program
The PEACE Tree Project provides tree saplings to students as part of the Earth Month and Arbor Day celebration every April. The trees are delivered in early May to students who sign up using the interest form. The intention is to have students or new alumni return to their hometowns after finishing their spring semester at UW-Whitewater and plant the tree. Over time, the trees will reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and provide various environmental, social, and economic benefits to various communities.
The project is a collaboration project of the UW-Whitewater Sustainability Committee, which includes the UW-Whitewater Sustainability Office, and the UWW student organizations PEACE (P- Peace E- Education A- Activism (through) C- Creative E-Engagement), SAGE (Students Allied for a Green Earth), and Garden Club.
PEACE Trees Interest Form
Please use this interest form to sign up for the tree you are interested in and share a little bit about where you plan to plant the tree. We are only looking for City and State so we can add trees to a Google Map to show the distribution of this project’s impact.
Additionally, we ask that you follow our PEACE Trees Facebook group located on the UW-Whitewater Sustainability Facebook page and share photos of the tree over the years. On Instagram, you can use the hashtag #uwwpeacetrees or tag @uwwsustainability.
By participating, we ask that you provide a personal email address rather than your UW-Whitewater email address so we can continue to communicate with you as the project progresses. We anticipate emailing you annually, most likely in the fall semester, to ask if the tree is still alive and any updates on it.
Tree Information
All trees are bare-root saplings that arrive 6-12” tall and are sourced from the Arbor Day Foundation. If you are interested in a tree, please make sure that you choose one appropriate for your hardiness zone. We recommend the Arbor Day Foundation planting instructions for bare-root trees. You can also learn a lot more about how to successfully grow trees from the wide array of tips and resources offered on the Arbor Day Foundation website
Current Trees Available
All information and photos below are taken from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Where are the PEACE Trees?
This project started in Spring 2024 as a pilot program offered to attendees of Earth Month events and through other media channels. As the project grows, a Google Map will be provided that shows the approximate species and location of the PEACE trees we've distributed to date. If you want to be added to the map, email us a picture or tag us on social media @uwwsustainability with the #PEACETrees.
Questions
For any questions related to the program, please contact sustainability@uww.edu.