Roxbury Tree Giveaway at Thornton Street Farm

Thornton Street Farm 95R Thornton St, Roxbury, MA

Tree giveaway season is here! Join Speak for the Trees for our Roxbury Tree Giveaway at the Haley House Thornton Street Farm on Saturday, October 15th. We are excited to be in partnership with Accenture and to share space with our local farming community. Species include: Celestial Dogwood, Seven Sons Flower (Heptacodium miconioides), Japanese Stewartia ...

Volunteer Tree Watering in Fields Corner

Please join us October 18th for a tree watering event in Fields Corner. Young trees require consistent care and watering to achieve their full maturity and environmental benefit. To help this effort, please join us for tree watering in Fields Corner on October 18th. All volunteers should wear close toed shoes and be able to ...

Volunteer Tree Watering in Fields Corner

Please join us October 18th for a tree watering event in Fields Corner. Young trees require consistent care and watering to achieve their full maturity and environmental benefit. To help this effort, please join us for tree watering in Fields Corner on October 20th. All volunteers should wear close toed shoes and be able to ...

Volunteer Tree Watering in Fields Corner

Please join us October 25th for a tree watering event in Fields Corner. Young trees require consistent care and watering to achieve their full maturity and environmental benefit. To help this effort, please join us for tree watering in Fields Corner on October 25th. All volunteers should wear close toed shoes and be able to ...

Volunteer Tree Watering in Fields Corner

Please join us October 27th for a tree watering event in Fields Corner. Young trees require consistent care and watering to achieve their full maturity and environmental benefit. To help this effort, please join us for tree watering in Fields Corner on October 27th. All volunteers should wear close toed shoes and be able to ...

Stop & Shop Tree Giveaway 2022 Allston-Brighton

Artisans Asylum 96 Holton Street, Boston, MA

Join Speak for the Trees for our first tree giveaway in Allston-Brighton. In partnership with Stop & Shop Restore, Artisan's Asylum, and the new Allston-Brighton Tree Alliance, we are excited to be at the Artisan's Asylum on Saturday, October 29th. We are eager to "branch out" into one of Boston's most diverse and active neighborhoods. Allston-Brighton ...

Nature Collaging: Art with recycling and organic materials

Fields Corner Business Lab 1452 Dorchester Ave , Boston, MA

Families Creating Together and Speak for the Trees invite you to join us for a free workshop session: ”Nature Collaging: Art with recycling and organic materials”  This session will Inspire creativity and environmental thinking about trees. Learn about Tree Equity, Urban Forestry and identifying local trees, all while creating your own collage. Please let us ...

Our Annual Celebration

Fields Corner Business Lab 1452 Dorchester Ave , Boston, MA

Join us - in person or virtually - on November 30 as we kick off our fifth anniversary year and celebrate our work together in 2022 Join us to reflect and celebrate our work over the past year. This is a hybrid event. Light refreshments will be served. Agenda: 5:30-6:00 pm - Social time 6:00-7:00 ...

Tree Equity in Boston: What It Is and How to Grow It

Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Centre Street, Boston, 02131 1300 Centre Street,, Boston, MA

Join us at the Arnold Arboretum to hear our Executive Director speak about Tree Equity. The City of Boston recently released a new Urban Forest Plan that aims to grow the city's urban forest equitably. In this talk, David Meshoulam, Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, Boston, will introduce the idea of tree equity ...

Environmental Action Summit

Join activists from Boston and learn about their efforts to preserve and protect tree canopy and urban wilds under threat. In addition, two renowned doctors will present about the dangers of PFAS and artificial turf.  Guest speakers are Dr. Kyla Bennett, PEER's Director of Science Policy and Dr. Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine ...

Tree Equity in Boston: A Speak for the Trees Lecture (Hybrid Event)

Presentation School Foundation Community Center 640 Washington Street, Boston, MA

This free event will be held both in-person and virtually. The City of Boston recently released a new Urban Forest Plan that aims to grow the city's urban forest equitably. In this talk, David Meshoulam, Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, Boston, will introduce the idea of tree equity and discuss its critical importance in a ...

Urban Tree Symposium 2023

New England Botanic Garden’s annual Urban Tree Symposium will be held February 3rd from 9:00AM - 4:00PM. Every year a full day is dedicated to exploring the importance of urban forests and ways we can improve our green spaces. Each symposium brings together experts in the fields of forestry, horticulture, biology, technology and more. You ...

$95

High School Seniors Produce Documentary Film, Plants Through the Pavement

Zoom

The Class of 2023 at Four Rivers Charter Public School has just completed a documentary film on the complex challenges of cities to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The film, Plants Through the Pavement: Green Space Inequity in Boston, explores the concept of urban wilding;  the history, preservation, and future promotion ...

Free

UMass Amherst 44th Annual Community Tree Conference

Zoom

The University of Massachusetts - Amherst will be hosting their 44th Annual Community Tree Conference this February 28th as a virtual event. This conference will focus on community forestry in changing times with a focus on climate, sustainability, and environmental justice. At 10:30 AM, David Meshoulam, Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, Boston, will ...

$75

Untold Stories of the Conservation Movement: Race, Class, and Environmental Protection

Boston College 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA

Dorceta E. Taylor is a professor of environmental justice and the Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale School of the Environment. Dr. Taylor directs YSE’s Environmental Fellows Program and the Yale Conservation Scholars Early Leadership Initiative. She is a leading expert in the field of institutional diversity and workforce dynamics in ...

Free

Climate Change & Our Health

Join Fairmont Indigo's second panelist discussion in their Climate Change and Our Health series. This discussion will focus on Boston's Urban Woodland and Tree Canopy and how we can take action for our health and the planet. March 9th, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldOCqrjMtHtURxphWIKgjBwkAS8yp-j0I