Celebrate “OAKtober” Educational Tree Walk at Route 66 Park

Celebrate "OAKtober" Educational Tree Walk at Route 66 ParkPost Date:10/16/2025 3:46 PM Immediate Release: Contact: October 16, 2025 Jayne Bernhard, Planning Director, [email protected], (815) 724-4052 Celebrate "OAKtober" Educational Tree Walk at Route 66 Park Joliet, IL - Join members of the City of Joliet Tree Advisory Board for an educational Tree Walk at Route 66 Park (Broadway Greenway Arboretum, 920 N. Broadway Street) as we celebrate OAKtober - Oak Awareness Month. The event will take place Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 4:30 pm. Learn how to grow an oak tree from an acorn, discover more about Joliet's urban forest and ongoing efforts to protect it, and get tips on how to care for the trees in your own yard. In 2015, the Governor of Illinois proclaimed October as OAKtober: Oak Awareness Month to recognize the vital role oaks play in our environment. Oaks are a keystone species that support an incredible diversity of wildlife. The City of Joliet is currently conducting an inventory of all trees in public areas - including several oaks that are more than 100 years old. This important work is being completed through a grant administered by the Chicago Region Trees Initiative in partnership with The Morton Arboretum. For more information, please contact Public Works Office Manager, Ada Martino at [email protected] or at 815-486-1062. About the City of Joliet The City of Joliet is located in Will and Kendall counties in the State of Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 census, the city was the third largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362. For more information about the city, visit https://www.joliet.gov. Media Contact: Rosemaria DiBenedetto, Media Engagement and Communications Director, Cell: 847-269-5556 or email: [email protected] to full list >>