The planting process is time-consuming and a bit messy so we like to tidy everything up beforehand.

If you choose to have a ceremony, UW Gardeners will plant your tree prior to your ceremony date.

You can perform your own ceremony, or you can work with an associated school or department for ceremony coordination.

The Grounds Department can assist in reserving the space where the memorial tree is located for a ceremony, if desired.

Most memorial trees are scheduled for October to allow the maximum amount of root growth before the dry season.

We will make every effort to accommodate your request.

If you request a location not listed on the map, you will be added to a waitlist.

Studies show smaller trees outgrow large tree planting within a few years. Smaller trees require less water and establish faster than larger trees.

Trees are generally small (4-6 feet tall).Once payment is submitted the location will be removed from the availability map. Ask for the location using the Memorial ID from the map.You can see photos of the area or trees by clicking on the tree icon and then clicking on the attachments. Available memorial tree locations can be found on the Available memorials map (link opens in a new window).Include the Memorial ID from the Available memorials map, if known. After the transfer, contact Sara Shores at 2: Contact usĪfter making your gift online or through a mailed in check, return to this webpage and follow the Step 2 button link below to let us know your donation has been made. Make a gift via JV transfer: University Departments can donate with a JV transfer to budget #63-6230.Include who the gift is in memory or honor of. Make a gift by check: If you prefer to donate via a check, please mail it to the address below and add a note that the gift is for a memorial bench.Make a gift online: follow the Step 1 button link below to give online to the Campus Memorials fund.You will receive a mailed receipt after it is processed. The preferred method of giving is online as it is processed quickly and securely. UW Facilities will add the bench to our GIS map of campus memorials, which includes the location and the person memorialized.Average bench installation time is 2 months after submitting payment and the plaque text.

A second or third plaque can be added for $600 each if additional text is required. Our team will work with you to create the best presentation. We’ve found the best plaques look more like a poem and less like a sentence. When choosing the text for a plaque, remember, less is more. Memorial plaques have a standard size and shape, and that size usually accommodates one-to-three lines of simple text.The Grounds Department can assist in reserving the space where the memorial bench is located for a ceremony, if desired.The estimated time for wait-listed benches is 6 months-1 year. We will make every effort to accommodate your request. Once payment is submitted the location will be removed from the availability map. We will replace the existing bench with your brand-new memorial bench. You can see photos of the bench locations by clicking on the bench icon and then clicking on the attachments. Available memorial bench locations can be found on the Available memorials map (link opens in a new window).Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB).Behavioral Health Teaching Facility (BHTF).

Records (Facilities Information Library).

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