What is the 1000 Tree Challenge?

Baton Rouge Green intends to plant and main­tain 1,000 addi­tion­al trees on crit­i­cal Baton Rouge road­ways by 2032.

Over the next few years, sev­er­al dynam­ic fac­tors will align that pro­vide unique oppor­tu­ni­ties to improve Baton Rouge road­scapes, our green infra­struc­ture, our envi­ron­ment, and our qual­i­ty of life as a community.

With your sup­port Baton Rouge Green will lead this effort.

Projects com­plet­ed or on the books to accom­plish this goal include:

• South Sher­wood For­est Boule­vard – 43 Trees – COM­PLETE
   

• Blue­bon­net Boule­vard between Perkins Rd & Bur­bank Ave – 47 Trees — COMPLETE

• Coursey Blvd. between Air­line Hwy & Sher­wood For­est — 30 Trees — COMPLETE

• I‑10 at Siegen Lane – 6 Trees (+ Hun­dreds of grass­es!) — MAY 2024

• Hard­ing Blvd. between Scenic Hwy & Plank Rd — 50 Trees — WIN­TER 2024 – 25

• I‑10 at Pecue Lane Inter­change – WIN­TER 2026 – 27

• I‑10 & I‑12 split — 500 Trees — WIN­TER 2026 – 2028

Major thor­ough­fares that are on BRG’s tar­get list also include:

• Gov­ern­ment Street

• Hard­ing Boulevard

• Flori­da Boulevard

• Air­line Highway

• Bur­bank Boulevard

• Essen Lane

Baton Rouge Green cur­rent­ly esti­mates the cost of pro­fes­sion­al­ly plant­i­ng a tree of scale on a road­side, and car­ing for that tree for its first year of estab­lish­ment, at between $1,500 and $1,700. Our rig­or­ous process is designed to ensure the tree’s longevi­ty so as max­i­mize the eco­log­i­cal ben­e­fits of the tree and pro­vide true return on the investment.

Baton Rouge Green needs part­ners that under­stand the val­ue of trees, the impor­tance of invest­ing in our city and our green infra­struc­ture, and seek to improve life for all of our cit­i­zens. If you are inter­est­ed in part­ner­ing with Baton Rouge Green on the 1000 Tree Chal­lenge, please email Sage at info@​batonrougegreen.​com. We would val­ue the oppor­tu­ni­ty to share our plans with you!

THANK YOU TO THESE CHALLENGERS!

CAT­A­LYST $25,000

Susan & Richard Lipsey
Bev­er­ly & Dud­ley Coates Fund and Cathy Coates & Bri­an Hales
Enter­gy Louisiana
Kath­eryn & Clay Flournoy
Aman­da Mar­tin
Anony­mous Donor

ACTI­VA­TOR $10,000

Annette D. Barton

INFLU­ENCER $5,000

Nanette Dichar­ry & Scott Wood­ward
Can­di & Paul Fer­achi
Jen­nifer & Sean Reil­ly
Mary ​“Moo” & Mar­tin Svend­son
Anne Wilkin­son

SPARK (up to $2,500)

Lau­rie Lipsey Aron­son
Mary Kay & Ter­rell Brown
Duplan­tis Design Group
Anne Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Pat R. Van Burkleo