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Final Leaf Pickup of 2023

Sunday, December 10, 2023

The Goshen Street Department will make one last round of leaf collecting beginning Monday, December 11. Residents who miss this round can still take their leaves to the Environmental Center. Located at 20100 CR 19, the center accepts brush and leaves, loose or in bags, at no charge to Goshen... more

Goshen continues annual Mirth Tree ornament exchange

Monday, December 4, 2023

'Tis the season for spreading joy and reducing waste in Goshen! The City of Goshen's Department of Environmental Resilience is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Mirth Tree Ornament Exchange, a festive initiative to celebrate the holidays in an eco-friendly way. This is the third year residents... more

City of Goshen awarded state volunteerism award

Friday, December 1, 2023

The Environmental Resilience Department poses with the award. Back L to R: Lee Bergey; Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, Director of Environmental Resilience; Levi Moser. Front L to R: Theresa Sailor, Education Grant Writer; Melanie Helmuth, Urban Forestry Assistant; Acadia Imhof; Alexa Kennel; Brandi Devoe,... more

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Board of Works

Today, 2:00pm

To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469251269 or call +1 312 626 6799. Webinar ID: 884 6925 1269 Comments are no longer taken online.

Shade Tree Board

Today, 7:00pm

This meeting is in-person only.

Redevelopment Commission

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 3:00pm

Arbor Day

Arbor Day 2022

Join us for Goshen's Arbor Day Celebration! 

City Departments and partners will gather at the Goshen Courthouse Lawn Friday, April 29 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. for an evening of fun and learning. Featured in this year's celebration:

  • Tree-theme education and activities
  • Food Trucks
  • Music
  • Art
  • Face Painting

2022 Arbor Day Trees Available

At the City’s Arbor Day celebration on April 29th, at the County Courthouse in downtown Goshen, there will be tree seedlings to give away: 100 Sweet Gum, 100 Pecan, and 100 Silky Dogwood. The Goshen High School Youth Caucus will also be raffling off 18 older trees. This will be a fundraiser for Trees For Goshen, a local non-profit organization that helps Goshen residents plant trees on their properties. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Arbor Day event, and ahead of Arbor Day by inquiring at environmental@goshencity.com.

There are 11 different species of trees in the raffle, and participants can choose which kind of tree they are purchasing a ticket for. Three of these species will be smaller than 4 feet tall this spring, and tickets will be sold for $10 per tree; the remaining species will be 4-6 feet tall, and tickets will be sold for $15 per tree.

These are the available trees:

  • Paw Paw: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree
  • American Plum: One large tree is available for $15 per ticket
  • Scarlet Oak: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • American Sycamore: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Hop Hornbeam: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Catalpa: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree
  • Tulip Tree: One taller tree is available for $15 per ticket
  • Sweetgum: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Serviceberry: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree 
  • American Beech: There is 1 taller tree available for $15 per ticket
  • Magnolia (Sweetbay): There is 1 taller tree available for $15 per ticket 

Trees will be raffled during the Arbor Day event on April 29, at the County Courthouse, 101 N. Main Street. The event will run from 4:30 – 7:30 pm, and the raffle will take place between 6-7 p.m.