Past Events

Explore the outdoors with Rob Riman, through an interactive, refreshing, and educational urban foraging tour! Participants will meet at the Farm in Fort Hill Neighborhood. Rob Riman passed his youth roaming Lake Michigan’s upland ravines and paddling nearby tributary headwaters of the Mississippi. Following studies in geology, and a decade leading remote expeditions across North….Read more

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.

Slow down and awaken your senses on a guided therapeutic experience in the Arnold Arboretum, led by certified forest therapy guide Tam Willey. Forest Bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, is a restorative sensory exploration that supports health and healing for all beings. From increased cerebral blood flow to stronger immune defenses, come….Read more

Support Boston’s Trees by Participating in Speak for the Trees’ Walkathon! Trees provide us all with life, connection, cooler temperatures, beauty, character, a feeling of home, perspective, clean air, and strong community! Let’s thank them and celebrate the Boston urban canopy together! Take a walk, ride, or roll (or two or three) among the trees in….Read more

Join us on a walk through the Seaport neighborhood led by an L.L. Bean Customer Experience Staffer. We will walk our way through the history of the Seaport landscape including the Boston Harborwalk, Seaport Common and the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial, a stroll through The Rocks at Harbor Way, and a stop at Martin’s Park…..Read more

Join members of the Edgewater Neighborhood Association for a community-led tree walk to learn about the trees in their neighborhood. Residents will share their stories about trees in their lives, the relationship between trees and health, and the struggles that urban trees face. This project was developed in partnership between the EmVision, BU URBAN, and….Read more

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 of forestlands,….Read more

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….Read more

Join us to reflect and celebrate our work over the past year. This is a hybrid event. Light refreshments will be served.

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.