During the month of August, and through Labor Day, the Norwalk Tree Alliance and Courville Nurseries are teaming up to give Norwalk residents free shade trees.
To participate, residents just need to email
courvilleoffice@gmail.com with their name, address, phone number and a planting spot, which needs to be a place that would cool
either a street or sidewalk area.
There are nine different trees available to choose from.
Aside from how it looks, Courville and the Tree Alliance say the shade trees can also cut down on energy bills by cooling the area.
The two organizations are also currently hosting the "Norwalk Treesure Hunt" - a free, app-based scavenger hunt around some of Norwalk's most notable trees, with clues, puzzles and fun facts.
Anyone is able to enter that, regardless of where they live, and people who complete it are eligible to win an X-Box.
People who identify a good spot to plant a tree during the hunt can also have one planted in their honor, including a commemorative plaque.