In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees initiative, Black Hills Energy is once again distributing approximately 1,000 free trees to customers.

A free tree can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis at arborday.org/blackhillsenergy. The 3- to 4-foot-tall dormant trees will be delivered directly to customers for spring planting from May through early June, and are small enough that they can be planted by an individual, according to a Black Hills news release.

Black Hills Energy customers can use the online tool at arborday.org/blackhillsenergy to determine where to plant a tree to gain the most energy-saving benefits. Since the beginning of the program in 2014, nearly 8,000 trees have been planted through the partnership.

Black Hills also reminds customers to call 811 at least two business days before they plan to dig to have underground utility lines marked, or they can schedule online at kansasonecall.com.