Capital Trees turns 15 in 2025!

CAPITAL TREES’
15th Anniversary Celebration

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12 Days of Giving: Day 4 — $50 donation Thanks

12 Days of Giving: Day 4 — $50 donation

Thanks to the consistent contribution of time from our volunteers, we manage our gardens with eco-friendly practices. That includes hand pulling unwanted plants and weeds rather than using harsh herbicides. Pulling weeds before they go to seed requires many volunteer hours, but is an essential part of reducing the seed bank in the gardens. (You can learn more about this approach from this blog post: capitaltrees.org/friend-or-foe/) A $50 donation to Capital Trees can help purchase TEN 5-gallon plastic buckets that volunteers fill with hand-pulled weeds to carry to our compost areas. Head to the link in our bio to make your gift.

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12 Days of Giving: Day 3 — $25 donation Thanks t

12 Days of Giving: Day 3 — $25 donation
Thanks to your support, hundreds of new plants were planted and transplanted in 2024 to maintain existing gardens, and launch new projects. Your gift of $25 can help support the installation of one plant, increasing biodiversity and providing food or habitat for pollinators and wildlife. Want to do more? A monthly gift of $25 helps to fund several plants throughout the year, helping us to continually enhance our urban gardens. Click the link in our bio to head over to our website to make your gift.

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12 Days of Giving: Day 2 — $15 donation We leave

12 Days of Giving: Day 2 — $15 donation
We leave fallen leaves in our green spaces over the winter to provide habitat for insects. Sometimes though, leaves need to be raked off the trail and into garden beds, or we need to rake up pulled weeds to remove them altogether. Your gift of $15 can help us purchase gardening equipment like rakes to properly equip our volunteers. You can make a one-time gift or set up recurring monthly donations easily from our website to help us refresh tools as needed throughout the year. Click the link in our bio to chip in! 👆

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12 Days of Giving: Day 1 — $10 donation Thanks

12 Days of Giving: Day 1 — $10 donation
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers, we manage our urban gardens with eco-friendly practices. That includes hand pruning plants to ensure they remain beautiful and healthy. Making a gift of $10 today can help us purchase tools, including pruners and kneeling pads, that will be used week after week by our volunteers to safely and comfortably care for our public greenspaces. You can donate easily online from the link in our bio. 👆

Your support makes a difference. A real, lasting,

Your support makes a difference. A real, lasting, important difference. THANK YOU. Join us for "12 Days of Giving" starting tomorrow, here on Facebook and over on Instagram. We will highlight the myriad of ways that your contributions can make Richmond a greener and more livable place!

The days are getting shorter, and winter is on the

The days are getting shorter, and winter is on the way. We have good news though... Our gardens are designed to provide beauty and interest every season of the year, including late fall and winter! We're always partial to the red berries of Winterberry, Ilex verticillata ’Sparkleberry', which provide color along the Low Line during the winter.

Last month we hosted a tree planting at Eastern He

Last month we hosted a tree planting at Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. Volunteers from Blue Sky Fund’s Outdoor Leadership Institute and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority joined us for a productive Saturday morning, and we planted 20 trees! Thank you to our friends at Virginia Department of Forestry and Henrico County Recreation & Parks for their help in managing the many volunteers who joined in, and for everyone who took time out of their weekend to help plant trees — it matters!

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There’s still time to add your gift to today’s

There’s still time to add your gift to today’s giving total as part of the wave of generosity that is #GivingTuesday. We’re a lean nonprofit with nearly 15 years of experience making Richmond a greener, more liveable place for all of us. The work we do provides residents and visitors with beautiful, restorative spaces to disconnect from the stress of day-to-day life, and reconnect with nature. And we can’t do it without the generous support from people like you. captialtrees.org/donate

It’s here! #GivingTuesday is a day of generosity

It’s here! #GivingTuesday is a day of generosity, as kind folks like you lend your support to worthy organizations working hard to make a positive difference. We hope you’ll consider making a gift to Capital Trees today. A gift of any amount is an investment in Richmond’s tree canopy, our urban greenspaces, and our future. captialtrees.org/donate

Thanksgiving might be over but the giving season i

Thanksgiving might be over but the giving season is just getting started. Tomorrow is one of the biggest giving days of the year, #GivingTuesday. Folks come together from across the world to support organizations they care about. Here at Capital Trees, we’re working to make Richmond, Virginia a greener, more welcoming, and more resilient city. We hope you’ll lend a hand tomorrow, by making a gift to our small but mighty nonprofit at captialtrees.org/donate

It’s #BlackFriday today and while you snatch up

It’s #BlackFriday today and while you snatch up deals in stores and online, consider bookmarking some of the savings to support your favorite nonprofits. This coming Tuesday (12/3) is #GivingTuesday, an opportunity to join in on a global day of generosity and giving. We’ll remind you between now and then, but if you’d like to be among the first to give to Capital Trees during this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign, you can donate easily online here: capitaltrees.org/donate

Happy Thanksgiving from Capital Trees and from our

Happy Thanksgiving from Capital Trees and from our urban greenspaces. Head down to the Low Line to take a walk in nature if you have some down time today or this weekend. 💚

Our November blog is packed full of info including

Our November blog is packed full of info including: tree planting best practices, updates on our ongoing project maintenance, and a sneak peek at the latest construction progress at the Hotchkiss Green. Give it a read from the link in our bio.

Far reaching and long lasting change takes local g

Far reaching and long lasting change takes local governments understanding and investing in green infrastructure. We are so thankful that the City of Richmond and Henrico County are enthusiastically seeking out opportunities to partner with us, and other greening groups, to promote increased tree canopy and access to urban green spaces.

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