Third Annual Treemendous Quanah Event

​The E. Eugene Johnson Memorial Foundation and Quanah Friends of the Park would like to thank everyone who helped to make the 2022 Treemendous Quanah Initiative a success.

Thanks to the generosity of a donation from Atmos Energy Corporation along with a number of individual donors, the Foundation was able to purchase a total of 18 beautiful trees in 30-, 15-, 10-, and 5-gallon containers. With a great deal of support from Atmos Energy, volunteers gathered at Historic Quanah City Park the morning of October 8th and planted 12 of those trees at the park, 4 additional trees at the Hardeman County Historical Museums, and 2 at the Goodlett Cemetery.

In addition to those 18 trees, through the Foundation’s continued partnership with the West Kessler Native Arbor Initiative (WKNAI), the group planted 13 additional seedlings at the City Park provided by the Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility (LAERF). Further, 11 other seedlings provided through this program were given for use in public spaces in Chillicothe as well 7 were given to the general public at the alternate event for Concert at the Park. A total of 49 trees and seedlings were planted and distributed in Hardeman County, included Shumard Red Oak, Live Oak, Bald Cypress, Chinese Pistache, Pecan, Maple, and Black Walnut. 

The Foundation and Friends of the Park would like to give a special thank you to Stephanie Engwall, Director of Environmental Practices, and Pam Hughes Pak, Manager of Public Affairs for the Mid-Tex Division with Atmos Energy, for their wonderful support, including coordinating the help needed to get the trees planted. Without the efforts of both of them, none of this would have been possible.

Friends of the Park also ask anyone interested in ensuring the trees planted in the park continue to get the care they need to please email [email protected] to volunteer to help water the new trees.

About Treemendous Quanah: In conjunction with the WKNAI, the E. Eugene Johnson Memorial Foundation initiated the Treemendous Quanah program in 2020. The WKNAI is a project of the West Kessler Neighborhood Associated that was created in consultation with and the mentorship of the academics at the University of North Texas (UNT) and LAERF. Working with the WKNAI, the Foundation provides free native tree seedlings to Quanah public spaces and relies upon the help of volunteers to plant trees through local restoration projects to enhance the beautification of Quanah and Hardeman County.