The City of Springfield was awarded a Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) grant for Urban and Community Forestry in October 2021.
This tree planting project was completed by City of Springfield in collaboration with funding by the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program as provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry.
The funds were used to line the William A Batson Parkway island with 109 canopy trees that the Public Works Department planted in April 2022.