A Tree’s Story
Meet the story of a tree and its relationship to the people who visit it. Part of a project of Emerson College’s “Transforming Narratives for Environmental Justice.”
Tree Stories
Vivian’s Green Vision
Vivian considers the differences between her Mattapan neighborhood and her native home country of Guatemala.
Leilanie and her neighborhood trees
Leilanie reflects on the importance of trees, from their benefits to humans and wildlife, to her overall well-being.
Tara and her love of trees
In a year of harsh realities and uncertainty, the one thing that kept me grounded was the company of several enormous spruce pines attached at the roots and at least five stories high.
Corinne and her Magnolia tree
Corinne from Brighton marvels at the annual spring flowering of her favorite trees.
Kaiden’s cherry tree
Kaiden received a cherry tree just as the pandemic began in April 2020. He has watered and cared for it as the directions stated, now going on year 2 both Kaiden and the tree “Yoshi” have both grown so much.
Robin and her tree
Hear about Robin’s dependable evergreen she grew from a seedling in Hyde Park.
Paula and her tree
Listen to Paula describe the memories she has of the “king” oak tree in her microforest in Brighton.
Parker and his tree
Parker recounts the loss of trees in his Back Bay alley with one particular tree in danger of being lost.