Boone Allocated Funds for Tree Planting

BOONE, Iowa---Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy Company and Trees Forever have announced the award of more than $156,000 to 49 communities for spring tree planting.  For Boone, that means Johnny Appleseed, run through the Boone Park Commission.  Boone has been awarded $2,500 for the spring planting.  The past couple of years, $5,000 that used to be budgeted for tree plantings has been used for tree trimming and the City Council had a moratorium on street tree plantings.  One area that will see Johnny Appleseed tree plantings will be the new baseball field at DMACC.