Agency Offices: 2643 Gateway Drive #1 • State College, PA 16801 • (814)231-3071 • Fax 814.235.7832
 

Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Remembrance Trees
A "Branch" of The Gifts-For-Parks Program

"Excellence in Programming Award"
in 2001 from the 

Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today!"

Thanks to your support, this program has been very successful . . . since the Remembrance Tree program started in 1994, funds have been provided for 318 trees in the municipal parks (as of 13 Nov 08).

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It's easy to join this award-winning program... Centre Region residents are invited to mark a personal milestone this year with a living reminder...a shade tree in a local park. Donors may choose their trees from lists created for each park.  The Remembrance Tree Program is a joint effort by the Centre Region Parks and Recreation Department and five Centre Region municipalities including the Borough of State College, and the Townships of College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton.  Please click here or call CRPR for a free brochure (231-3071).

Spring 2009 Remembrance Trees Now Available
(through 15 Feb 09)

If you would like to mark a special personal milestone with a Gifts-For-Parks Remembrance Tree, please contact the CRPR office at (814) 231-3071 for a free brochure about the program, or click here to view the brochure on-line.  The ordering deadline for the upcoming planting period (Spring 2009) is 15 Feb 09. The donation period for the Fall 2009 planting season ends on 15 Sep 09.

The donation amounts are:
Category 1: $240 to purchase and plant a tree with a 1.5" caliper.
Category 2: $350 to purchase and plant a tree with a 2.5" caliper.

Please note that certain species and sizes, if specified by the donor, will increase the donation amount based upon the increased purchase price from the commercial nursery.
Oaks, willows, redbuds, and planetrees are "fall planting hazards," and will therefore only be planted in the Spring. Hemlocks and ash will not be planted due to the threat of disease and pests. Donate funds for your Remembrance Tree now!

Donors may choose their trees from lists created for each park. Each tree requires a donation of $240 or $350 depending on the size. Specific types of trees have been selected for each site, and include conifers (evergreens) as well as deciduous (broadleaf) trees. The Remembrance Tree Program is a joint effort by the Centre Region Parks & Recreation Agency and five Centre Region municipalities including the Borough of State College, and the Townships of College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton. 

The donation will be noted in the CRPR Remembrance Tree Roster on the CRPR website. The donor will receive a gift acknowledgment and a Remembrance Tree Program Certificate. The gift will also be listed in the Gifts-For-Parks section of the next issue of the CRPR Leisure Guide.  A temporary donor tag will be placed in the tree, but the longevity of the tag cannot be guaranteed beyond 12 months from the planting date.

Please call CRPR for a free brochure (231-3071) or click here to view the brochure on-line.

Remembrance Trees Acknowledged

CRPR is pleased to provide a roster of the Remembrance Tree plantings
for each year since the program started in 1994 . . .

CRPR Remembrance Tree
Annual
Planting
Rosters

Year
(click on year for planting roster)
Spring
Plantings
Fall
Plantings
Total
Planting
for Year
Cumulative
Total
1994 3 8 11 11
1995 1 19 20 31
1996 9 6 15 46
1997 9 8 17 63
1998 8 10 18 81
1999 9 7 16 97
2000 6 25 31 128
2001 8 23 31 159
2002 27 14 41 200
2003 11 11 22 222
2004 16 19 35 257
2005 4 4 8 265
2006 10 14 24 289
2007 10 6
16 305
2008 5 5 11 316
2009 2 - 2 318

CRPR is a publicly-funded, municipal agency serving 5 municipalities. © 2008 Centre Region COG & Centre Regional Recreation Authority