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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Sunlight sparkled and birds sang from their perch atop towering tree limbs last Saturday morning at Bever Park while a volunteer group planted seedlings —

The funds from the grant will be used to plant more than 30 trees throughout Windmont, Northeast, Baker, and Chautauqua Parks.

Cedar Rapids Public Library gets the largest allocation at $4 million. That money will go toward construction of a new west side library.

Ten Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2023. This award-winning program i

Trees provide cooling and can absorb floodwaters. But millions across the state were lost in the 2020 derecho

Iowa weather is getting hotter, wetter and more extreme — and trees will be critical for mitigating the dangerous impacts of climate change, according to a 2022 Iowa Climate Statement.

The 2022 Iowa Climate Statement released Wednesday focused on trees and their help in mitigating flooding, heat and erosion

More than 500 trees were planted as a part of the project

Cedar Rapids Jewish and Muslim communities come together to plant trees destroyed by the derecho

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first poo...