According to the National Weather Service, Indiana averages 22 tornadoes per year. As a country, we average 1,402 per year, but as of July 17, we have already had more than 1,421. With extreme weather events like this expected to increase, our urban tree canopy will likely continue to be negatively affected.
To help communities recover some of their tree canopy from past extreme weather events and plan for future events, the DNR CUF program has developed a grant program specifically for these efforts. Communities that have had their tree canopy impacted by natural disasters and would like to plant trees in the affected area and get help planning for future events may now apply for funding through our Natural Disaster Recovery (NDR) Grant.
More information can be found here.