Re-Tree Tecumseh's mission
Our mission is to establish and fund an ongoing tree-planting program on public property in the City of Tecumseh, Michigan, and to protect and preserve the existing urban tree canopy through care and education.
Re-Tree Tecumseh is a 501(c)(3) organization under the umbrella
of the Lenawee Community Foundation, funded entirely by grants, donations, and fundraisers.
Re-Tree Tecumseh is a 501(c)(3) organization under the umbrella
of the Lenawee Community Foundation, funded entirely by grants, donations, and fundraisers.
Trees planted since 2018: 415
Free tree seedlings distributed: 965
Free tree seedlings distributed: 965
Autumn 2026 Events
OCTOBER 16: Brookside Cemetery, 9am-noon – VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
NOVEMBER 2: ReTree's final meeting of the calendar year, 7pm at First Presbyterian Church, 211 W. Chicago Blvd. Join us to hear a recap of 2026 and a preview of our plans for 2027.
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Ongoing! Tree watering volunteers are needed!
Volunteers are needed one morning each week to water our newest trees. You will ride along with a city employee and fill the gator bags or water rentention mats with water. If we have significant rain during a given week, watering may be canceled. If watering is canceled, ReTree will contact that week's volunteer by email. IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE AN EMAIL, PLEASE SHOW UP FOR YOUR SHIFT.
Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A48A8AA2FA2F49-watering#/
OCTOBER 16: Brookside Cemetery, 9am-noon – VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
- We’ll be planting 8 new trees. Meet at the cemetery office, 501 N. Union St.
- Please sign up online at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A48A8AA2FA2F49-65555680-tree#/
NOVEMBER 2: ReTree's final meeting of the calendar year, 7pm at First Presbyterian Church, 211 W. Chicago Blvd. Join us to hear a recap of 2026 and a preview of our plans for 2027.
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Ongoing! Tree watering volunteers are needed!
Volunteers are needed one morning each week to water our newest trees. You will ride along with a city employee and fill the gator bags or water rentention mats with water. If we have significant rain during a given week, watering may be canceled. If watering is canceled, ReTree will contact that week's volunteer by email. IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE AN EMAIL, PLEASE SHOW UP FOR YOUR SHIFT.
Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A48A8AA2FA2F49-watering#/
WHO
Re-Tree Tecumseh is a group of private citizens whose mission is to raise funds, plan, and execute a tree-planting program on city right-of-ways and public properties, for the benefit of the entire city. Read more... |
WHY
What can a tree do for you? A lot! Check out all the ways — sometimes unexpected — that trees positively affect us, our communities, and our world.
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HOW
Re-Tree Tecumseh is a fund at the Lenawee Community Foundation; donations qualify for federal tax deductions.
All trees will be planted in city rights-of-way or other public spaces. Read more... |
