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San Antonio Botanical Garden plants 1,000 native trees along Guadalupe River

The San Antonio Botanical Garden and community partners planted 1,000 native trees along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County on Thursday as part of a five-year effort to restore 50,000 trees after 2025 flooding. The initiative, called TREES, aims to restore riverbank areas stripped of native trees and help stabilize banks, filter water, and provide wildlife habitat.

Where
Guadalupe River, Kerr County
When
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Kerr Guadalupe Bexar

Taxes and money

The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.

  • Investment in TREES initiative through Kerr County Flood Relief Fund$3 million2 Who pays or receives it: Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
  • Matching donation limit for TREES initiative$1 million2

Does this affect you?

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  • Thursday, April 15, 2027. Matching donations deadline for TREES initiative donations at dollar-for-dollar up to $1 million.2

Who's involved

  • San Antonio Botanical Gardenorganizer of tree planting initiative
  • Katherine Trumblepresident and CEO of San Antonio Botanical Garden
  • Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Countryinvestor in restoration initiative

The facts

  • San Antonio Botanical Garden and partners planted 1,000 native trees along Guadalupe River in Kerr County.2
  • Initiative aims to restore 50,000 trees over five years after 2025 flooding stripped riverbanks.2
  • Initiative is called TREES, or Texas Recovery for Ecological and Environmental Stability.2
  • Trees are intended to stabilize banks, filter water, and provide habitat for wildlife.2
  • Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country invested $3 million through Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.2
  • Donations to TREES will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1 million through April 15, 2027.2
  • Since August 2025, volunteers and garden staff collected more than 850,000 native seeds from river's canopy.2

Who said what

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  • Katherine Trumble, president and CEO of San Antonio Botanical Garden Every tree we plant will carry a piece of what we've built together for generations to come.2

How they headlined it

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  • San Antonio Botanical Gardens planted 1,000 native trees in effort to restore Guadalupe River's ecosystem after Hill Country floods

    kens5.com

  • San Antonio Botanical Garden plants first 1,000 trees along Guadalupe River

    KABB

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  1. San Antonio Botanical Gardens planted 1,000 native trees in effort to restore Guadalupe River's ecosystem after Hill Country floods kens5.com Not rated, November 5, 2026
  2. San Antonio Botanical Garden plants first 1,000 trees along Guadalupe River KABB Not rated, November 5, 2026

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