April 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us to learn about the healing power of nature from Judith Foster, founder of HERO Nurturing Center Inc., Jodyann Hanson, a first-year Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Jeffrey Perrin, Professor of Psychology at Lesley University.

April 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) worldview, Nookomis Giizhik holds our world in balance. She is present at all of our ceremonies and surrounds us our entire lives. One of her names is Nookomis, my grandmother. Come learn about this amazing being from speaker Wendy Geniusz, Professor of Ojibwe Language at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

April 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us to learn about a health and racial equity analysis of the Boston urban canopy led by SFTT MassCEC Intern and Simmons University Grad Student Roxanne James! During this event, you’ll come to understand the environmental conditions that lead to negative health outcomes for people of color and lower-income communities in the city of Boston and the greater Boston area.

April 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Join writers Fay Ferency, Jess Rizkallah, and Letta Neely as they read aloud their nature and tree-centered poetry and guide participants in a brief poetry writing workshop. Participants will then have the opportunity to head outdoors, craft their own tree-inspired poetry, and share their creations with the rest of the group, all alongside the assistance of the writers.

April is a great time to plant trees! On Thursday, April 14th we dug holes with volunteers from Delta Air Lines and TreeEastie to plant 8 street trees in the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston. A huge thank you to our friends at Harrison McPhee for helping out with tree delivery, tree education, and just general amazing support and equipment.

A huge thank you to Boston Parks and Recreation Department for their partnership in this work.

• Have a nearby park that could use some trees?
• Is your street bare and hot in the summer?
• Is your school or local business looking empty?

We're here to support community projects that will bring trees to you and your neighborhood. Please fill out our brief tree planting proposal form and we'll reach out.