Join Speak for the Trees and The American City Coalition (TACC) for our ‘3rd Annual Savor the Square Tree Giveaway’ in Nubian Square for Roxbury Arbor Day! This event is sponsored by Verizon and in collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Savor the Square brings people together and connects them to local businesses and other community members. It celebrates and leverages the history and cultural assets for social and business development, and expands neighborhood vitality.

We're excited to be partnering with Ekene Ijeoma and Poetic Justice Group to organize a plant-in for Black Forest in Boston in collaboration with local volunteers. The Poetic Justice Group is 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 12-4 pm. 

They're looking for locals to participate in this historical and monumental work by signing up at black-forest.us. They're also organizing events in Black neighborhoods in all 50 states, so please share.

Visit the Weld Hill Research Building at the Arnold Arboretum for an afternoon of poeTREE Poets Jennifer Barber, Charles Coe, and Deborah Leipziger will read aloud their tree and nature-related poetry.

Team Leaders are young adults, ages 19-24, who supervise youth in caring for Boston's tree canopy by engaging in tree identification, climbing, plantings, watering and more. This is a paid position of $17-$20/hr for 30 hours a week starting in mid June and running through early August. Find out more and apply on our website.

Are you a Boston teen, ages 14-18, interested in learning how to improve Boston’s environment? Join us in caring for Boston’s trees, learning about careers in forestry, visiting some of Boston’s best green spaces, and more! Paid $15/hr for 25 hours a week throughout the six-week program from late June through early August.

Anne Hager is excited to join Speak for the Trees' Advisory Board. With over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, a Master's degree in Public Administration, and a specialization in organizational development, Anne now works as a nonprofit consultant, helping small nonprofits raise more money. Anne's passion lies in community building and youth work, and she is thrilled to contribute her skills to support Speak for the Trees mission. In her free time, Anne enjoys running and taking in the beauty of the trees around Fresh Pond.

Trees provide numerous ecosystem services, including the ability to filter water and contaminants, reduce flooding, and recharge underground aquifers. Learn more about how trees are essential in filtering our water in this post. 

@Gardenclubbackbay has just released their 2023 Self-Guided Magnolia Tour with 14 stops that loop through the City of Boston. Along the way you'll learn information about magnolia trees, their history, the history of some buildings where they are located.