CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 9, 2022) — In the two years since a powerful derecho devastated the Cedar Rapids tree canopy, donors have contributed more than $2.8 million to support the ReLeaf Cedar Rapids recovery plan in a fundraising campaign led by Trees Forever. This (ie contributions) is added to $10 million previously committed by the City of Cedar Rapids.

MARION, IOWA (December 16, 2020) — Trees Forever today announced that its board of directors has appointed Kiley A Miller as Executive Director.

Miller will be responsible for leading the organization at a critical time, as communities and farms across Iowa and Illinois recover from August's devastating derecho damage.

MARION, IOWA (November 13, 2020) Trees Forever, a local non-profit organization, has announced a citizen campaign to support replanting the trees devastated by the August derecho. The Planting Hope campaign will plan for the purchase and repopulation of trees in communities including Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Marshalltown, and rural areas in the derecho's path.