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Sign on to our letter of support If you represent an organization or group focused on urban forestry, we hope you will consider signing on to the letter below to support an update to Chapter 87, the public shade tree law. We kindly request your signature by the 5pm July 17, 2023. The hearing is….Read more

Thanks for your support of The Municipal Reforestation Act We’d love your help in promoting the bill and the briefing on May 4th at 10am. See below for suggested language for posts on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. You can also use the images below in your post. Longer version (for FB, Instagram, or LinkedIn):….Read more

Show your support! Please copy and paste the email below. Make sure you include the fact sheet. Subject: Save the Date: Legislative Briefing on the Municipal Reforestation Act and the Shade Tree Update Bill, May 4, 10 a.m. Email body: Dear Advocate of Urban Forests, We are excited to invite you to the legislative briefing on the Municipal Reforestation Act….Read more

We’re thrilled to share with you our 2022 Annual Report, Growing Tree Equity

Join us April 21-29 as we celebrate trees In the spirit of community, Speak for the Trees, Boston, is proud to announce a series of events to celebrate trees and all they give us. We hope you can join us either in-person or online to acknowledge, thank, and honor trees. Trees are critical for our….Read more

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Tree Care Associate Join our team and help Boston’s trees thrive!   Founded in 2018, Speak for the Trees is an urban and community forestry nonprofit in Boston focused on improving the size, health, and equity of Boston’s urban forest. The organization works closely with community groups and residents to transform the urban….Read more

Ekene Ijeoma and Poetic Justice Group are organizing a plant-in for Black Forest in Boston in collaboration with Speak for the Trees and local volunteers. We’re collecting the names and stories of Black lives lost to Covid-19 in Dorchester and planting about 12 trees for them in Loesch Family Park on Friday, April 28th, from….Read more