Michigan
Yard rebates in Ann Arbor
4 programs can pay Ann Arbor residents for yard projects: 4 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it.
Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.
Ann Arbor's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Open
Ann Arbor A2ZERO Electric Yard Care Rebates
City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (A2ZERO)
Up to 50% of electric tool cost or 100% of manual tool cost, capped per tool: lawn mower $200, snow blower $200, leaf blower $100, chainsaw/hedge trimmer/pole saw/string trimmer/edger/brush cutter $50 each; one rebate per tool type per household
- Open
Ann Arbor Residential Stormwater Credits
City of Ann Arbor Water Resources / Stormwater
Per quarter: RiverSafe Home $1.57; rain barrels (1-5) $4.15; rain garden $8.59; dry well $8.59; cistern $8.59 (only one credit for dry well or cistern). Chapter 63 compliant control in a larger development: reduces stormwater discharge charge rate by 28.87%.
- Open
Ann Arbor Street Tree Planting Request
City of Ann Arbor Forestry
City plants a street tree at no charge (cost to resident not published as any; species chosen by city)
Washtenaw County programs
Open to residents anywhere in the county.
- Seasonal
Ann Arbor FreeTree Giveaway
City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (10,000 Trees Initiative)
1 to 4 free tree seedlings (serviceberry, choke cherry, pawpaw, paper birch, American linden, American sycamore, northern red oak in 2026)
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
Plan your Ann Arbor yard project in Sow
Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard with plants native to the area, and keep the plant list ready for the application.