The Groves

Turtle Grove (95 trees) was planted in the fall of 2005. Turtle Grove is located in Maxwell Park in Normal, IL. The Town of Normal website has pictures of the actual planting of the trees done by Normal Parks and Recreation, pictures from the Turtle grove planting Ceremony, and pictures of some of the teams. You can also read the stories that some of the teams wrote about why they planted a tree in Turtle grove and what the experience meant to them.

Windrow Grove (14 trees) was planted in the fall of 2006. Windrow Grove is located at the Interstate Center in Bloomington, IL. The Town of Normal website has a slideshow of the Windrow grove planting Ceremony, and pictures of some of the teams.

Eagle Grove (109 trees) was planted beginning the fall of 2006 and was completed spring of 2008. It is located in Maxwell Park, just north of Turtle Grove, in Normal, IL. The Town of Normal website has a slideshow of the Eagle grove planting Ceremony, and pictures of some of the teams.

Winter Hill Grove (123 tree) was planted beginning the fall of 2006 and was completed in the spring of 2008. It is located in Ewing Park III in Bloomington, IL. The Town of Normal website has a slideshow of the WindHill grove planting Ceremony, and pictures of some of the teams.

This is a total of 343 trees and represents an investment of $51,450.

There are two groves that will be planted in the fall of 2008.

Prairie Grove has 29 trees representing 11 species and is located at the ISU Horticulture Center on Rabb Road in Normal, IL.

Golden Grove has 89 trees representing 21 species and is located on the campus of Bloomington High School in Bloomington, IL.