The Sikh American Community of Arizona donated 550 trees in the city of Phoenix in 2019 to commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of its founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Broadway Heritage, Central Park, Garfield and Grant Park neighborhoods are the four neighborhoods selected for the project. Neighborhood leaders are engaged to lead the plantings in the neighborhood right-of-ways. The Parks and Recreation Department is also planting trees in parks in these neighborhoods.
The four neighborhoods had their neighborhood plantings in October and December. Thank you to their leadership teams, Phoenix's Citizen Forester Program, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Keep Phoenix Beautiful, Verizon, Hensley, Maricopa County adult probation and Job Corps for making it a huge success. A tree dedication ceremony was held in November at the Alwun House with Mayor Kate Gallego.
If you are a part of an organization that would like to make a tree donation that can help make the city of Phoenix a more livable place or if your neighborhood is interested in organizing a tree planting, please reach out to your Neighborhood Specialist at (602) 534-4444 to get started.
