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Capital Trees in Boomer Magazine!

August 21, 2018

Editor Annie Tobey spent a morning along the Low Line with Board Chair Susan Robertson and Executive Director Frazier Armstrong exploring and experiencing the beauty that is the Low Line! Thank you Annie for your story and for reminding us that the work Capital Trees does to make Richmond greener and more beautiful is rooted in the good intentions and actions of the past! We can carry this forward. Come take a walk on the Low Line to learn more!

Read the article :https://www.boomermagazine.com/capital-trees-low-line-project/

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