Sign up for our Neighborwoods program! Last year, Speak for the Trees planted over 40 trees on private properties throughout Boston. In 2025, we’re hoping to expand these planting opportunities. Locations where we will plant include but are not limited to private residences, community centers, houses of worship, co-ops, and businesses! Please help spread the word to anyone interested. 

Speak for the Trees is preparing for the upcoming Summer Teen Urban Tree Corps program and is excited to announce that our Team Leader application is live! Team Leaders are young adults, ages 19-24, who supervise youth participants in caring for Boston's tree canopy by engaging in tree identification, climbing, plantings, watering, and more. This is a temporary position, paid at $20/hr for 30 hours a week. Team Leaders will work nine weeks from mid-June to mid-August, exact dates TBD. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter to Joshua Reed, our education coordinator, at [email protected].

We’re excited to introduce Aunjoli Das as Speak for the Trees’ new Community Events Coordinator! Aunjoli is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in the Environmental Science & Policy Program at Northeastern University. She earned her B.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences from Northeastern in 2024.

With her passion for community engagement and sustainability, Aunjoli is excited to bring fresh energy and ideas to SFTT. Welcome to the team, Aunjoli!

Please join us in congratulating Jerel Ferguson for his promotion to Director of Community Outreach & Engagement. Jerel was SFTT’s first employee and has developed, grown, and nurtured so much of the organization's community-based work.

The Boston Area Beekeepers Association (BABA) bee school will start in February. If you know anyone interested or you are, please sign up and forward the info. https://www.bostonbeekeepers.org/bee-school-2025/

The Afrimerican Academy is gearing up for the 3rd annual #BRL87 - Boston Redline 87 - Black History Month Event Series, with this themed Development without Displacement. They’ve spent countless hours working on - community education, keeping communities of culture from being displaced, and bringing critical infrastructure to the underserved communities of Boston. Support them by attending/sharing out their 12 events. Click on the links below to learn more about the event series BRL87 Trailer & BRL87 Press Release PDF