Commemorative Tree Plaques
As you stroll down Linden Avenue or around the downtown area, you’re bound to notice
the commemorative plaques set below many of the City’s street trees. In 1992, Carpinteria
Beautiful began a program that allowed folks to memorialize a passed life, honor
a friend or family member, or just celebrate a special occasion by adopting a tree
and having a plaque installed. It’s called the Commemorative Plaque Program.
Popular and Benficial
The program is a popular one and it has a public benefit as well. The money collected
from the plaque donations is put into a special fund and turned right around to
purchase new trees.
In fact in 2004, seeing the City struggling with a tight budget
and many empty tree wells that weren’t getting filled, Carpinteria Beautiful stepped
in with a challenge grant. We offered to donate $2,500 for new trees (this is money
you helped provide through your donations) if the City Council would put in double
that amount. They accepted, and 74 new fifteen-gallon trees were planted that very
spring.
Carpinteria is a “Tree City U.S.A.”
Carpinteria has the proud title of being a
Tree City U.S.A.
Our urban forest is a treasure! We at Carpinteria Beautiful understand that trees not only add beauty
and provide wildlife habitat, they give us energy-saving shade, help clean the air
and increase property values. Such a deal!
Those who wish to honor a loved one may order a plaque to be installed beneath a
public tree. Proceeds go to planting new trees throughout the city.
Download the
Commemorative Tree Plaque application here.