Job Announcement: Program Coordinator, Teen Urban Tree Corps 2021

Details Date: June 7, 2021 – August 30, 2021 (some flexibility with start and end dates) Hours per week: 30 – 35 hours/ week Salary: $20 – $25 per hour  Application: Send a cover letter and resume to David Meshoulam at david@treeboston.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include “TUTC 2021 Program Coordinator” in….Read more

Trees, Faith and Tradition: April 27th at 6:30pm

Trees Faith and Tradition poster

RSVP to join Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman, and Professor Chris Ives for a roundtable conversation about the role of trees in faith and justice. We’ll explore the role that trees have played in the history of different faiths and how trees continue to be a powerful metaphor and object for continued environmental….Read more

Set up a Facebook Campaign

Steps for Setting up a Facebook Campaign to Support Speak for the Trees, Boston First, click on “Fundraisers” under the Explore menu on the left panel of your Facebook home page. Next, click the blue button in the “Raise Money for a Nonprofit” box that says “Select Nonprofit”. A window will pop up with the….Read more

Planting and Caring for a Tree

Looking to plant or care for a tree? You’ve come to the right place! Step 1: Select the right tree ArborDay Foundation’s Choosing the Right Tree online tool Planting for Resilience: Selecting Urban Trees in Massachusetts, published by UMass-Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation, provides detailed suggestions on species that are will be best suited for….Read more

Keeping Curious: Talking Trees (Spring 2020)

Still frame from video showing speaker David George Haskell

Community Conversations Our weekly community conversations provide a space for researchers, practitioners, and residents to explore ideas around urban forestry and environmental justice. Videos in this series: Boston’s Urban Forest To kick off the series, David Meshoulam, SFTT, and Drew Trlica, Boston University, discussed Boston’s trees as they are now and the actions which we….Read more

Teen Urban Tree Corps 2020

What trees are in your neighborhood? What stories do they have to tell? ​Over 6 weeks in summer of 2020, 15 Boston teens explored the history, the present, and the future of 5 community forests in Boston: North Dorchester, South Dorchester, Hyde Park, West Roxbury, and Roslindale. Below are their stories:   Advocating for Green:….Read more