North Herts 10,000 Tree Giveaway

North Herts Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and this declaration asserted the council’s commitment toward climate action beyond current national targets. A key priority within the council’s current Climate Change Strategy is ‘Inspiring the Community.’ The Council aims to encourage citizens and businesses to take action to go further and faster in cutting carbon emissions whilst also taking other local environmental factors into consideration, such as biodiversity. The climate emergency requires a collective effort, recognising the need for action across the district.

The North Herts 10,000 tree giveaway took place between 2021-and 2022. In April 2021, the budget was approved for the project and the distribution of trees to residents began in Autumn 2021, reaching completion in February 2022.