Do you spend time in Dorchester, Mattapan, Chinatown, or the city of Chelsea and enjoy trees in the neighborhood? Have you noticed trees that are unhealthy or appear to be dying in your neighborhood? Have you smelled or ever experienced a gas leak? If so, share your experience and fill out the form below to….Read more
We’re thrilled to share with you our 2023 Annual Report, Cultivating Connections
We’re looking to name our new Ford F150 Lightning Truck and have decided to have some fun with it Do you have a suggested name? If so, enter it below. We’ll select our favorite 3 and then have a public vote. If the name you provided is chosen, we’ll pick you up in our truck….Read more
Speak for the Trees invite you to share how trees are significant to you or your community through art. This Arbor Week we’re seeking stories or pieces of art that display our shared love of trees.
Join us April 20-27 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
Sign on to support this bill Introduced by Senator Cynthia Creem (S.452) & Representatives Steven Owens & Jennifer Armini (H.869) Urban forests can mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, including increased rainfall, excessive heat, and air pollution. This bill requires that each participating municipality in the Commonwealth has a municipal reforestation plan that the….Read more
Our 2024 Summer Program Has Begun! Thanks for your interest. Our program is full and we’re no longer accepting applications for teen members or Team Leaders. We’ll be announcing school year opportunities in late summer. Are you a Boston teen interested in learning how to improve Boston’s environment? Join our Teen Urban Tree Corps this….Read more
Our Mission Our mission is to increase the size, health, and equity of the urban tree canopy in Boston through engagement, outreach, education, and advocacy. We partner with government agencies, community organizations, corporations, and residents to plant trees, increase community engagement, improve tree policies, and raise awareness about the importance of trees, especially in environmental….Read more
Meet the story of a tree and its relationship to the people who visit it. Part of a project of Emerson College’s “Transforming Narratives for Environmental Justice.”
Vivian considers the differences between her Mattapan neighborhood and her native home country of Guatemala.
Leilanie reflects on the importance of trees, from their benefits to humans and wildlife, to her overall well-being.
During the 2023-24 school year, Speak for the Trees, Boston will continue to provide career exploration and work opportunities for Boston youth ages 14-18. The program runs from mid-September to mid-June (exact dates TBD), Mondays-Thursday from 4pm to 6pm at our offices in Fields Corner, Dorchester. Teens are required to attend at least twice per….Read more
In a year of harsh realities and uncertainty, the one thing that kept me grounded was the company of several enormous spruce pines attached at the roots and at least five stories high.
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
Congrats on your new seedling! With the proper care, this seedling will grow to be a healthy tree. Please plant your seedling as soon as possible. Read below for instructions on how to plant and care for your new seedling Received a seedling? Register it today Siting: Though your seedling is small now, we hope….Read more
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
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
Join the Teen Urban Tree Corps and become part of a team that is working to improve Boston’s urban forest through education, tree care, and tree plantings. As a member of the Teen Urban Tree Corps School Year Program (TUTC SYP) you will meet with professionals in the field of urban forestry to explore these….Read more
Corinne from Brighton marvels at the annual spring flowering of her favorite trees.
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