From the Richmond Tree Stewards Facebook Page:
Folks, we need your help identifying places in the city that need trees!
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS – While you are driving around the city, please make note of public places that need trees, list them in the comment section and we will reach out to them.Our Community Roots, Community Groups program gives out free trees to approved applications from:
– schools
– libraries
– social organization lcoations
– neighborhood organizations
– community centers
– farmer’s market areas
– pocket parks
– city parks
– fire stations
– resource centers
– churches and places of worshipLet’s focus on places in need, such as our city’s HEAT DESERTS, that really need some canopy coverage!
11 comments
Carrington Street!
31st and M Street, northwest corner in front of the empty lot.
There used to be a tree there but has been gone a few years now.
400 and 500 blocks of Granite Avenue, please.
Monroe Park.
i think the comments need to be posted on the facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/135747876879676/posts/472742689846858/
along grace st between boulevard and thompson please!
Chimborazo Park has lost several large shade trees within the last 4 or 5 years, with nothing planted to replace them.
I agree with @5, please post to their facebook page to ensure they see it.
The Bellevue Civic Association needs trees.
Works great if one has uses Facebook.
There’s a million trees out there with branches growing into power lines and dead branches just waiting to fall onto cars. Are we putting away funds for future tree care? If you already can’t handle the trees we have, why are you adding more