It’s Giving Tuesday!
Donate today to help us complete Phase II of the Low Line! And when it comes to supporting our work at Capital Trees, there’s never been a better time to give. Today and throughout this giving season, your donation will be doubled, thanks to a generous matching grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation.
... Read more »Join Capital Trees on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 10:00AM-12:00PM for a Volunteer Work Day.
Meet us along the Low Line/Capital Trail west of Great Shiplock Park, along Dock Street at 22nd Street. Bring Your own clippers and a pair of work gloves or we will happily provide them for you. No experience required!!
Perhaps you’re already aware of the gardener’s favorite seasonal adage: fall is for planting.
But thanks to the four-season benefits of the gardens along the Low Line, fall is also for strolling, lunching, and enjoying the cooler temperatures and the colorful foliage that signify autumn.
... Read more »We’ve been connecting and growing new friends in the community, working on building support, and finalizing proposals for the next phase of our work. We’re excited to carry the momentum into fall and want to fill you in on the goings on at Capital Trees!
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... Read more »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 more »It is our pleasure to announce that we’ve received a matching grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation.
This endorsement of our work and this support will help us build and complete the next phase of the Low Line Gardens to give visitors a beautiful, historic place to sit, play, take a call or a stroll.
You can help…and because of our matching grant, your gift will give twice! There has never been a better time to give.
... Read more »We wanted to take a moment and share some exciting news with our fans, volunteers and donors about the recent hiring of our first Executive Director. Read on to learn how this will help Capital Trees continue to grow.
... Read more »A special three-day event, The Festival of the River, will take place on Brown’s Island, Richmond, VA from June 8-10, 2018. This one-time festival will showcase the very best of the James River, Chesapeake Bay and the Richmond Region. Festival highlights will include contemporary art installations, performances from Rhiannon Giddens, Savion Glover, the Richmond Symphony, NO BS! Brass Band and more under the Symphony’s “Big Tent,” cleanups along and around the River and family-friendly environmental education activities including Back to the Bay in celebration of Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week.
... Read more »It’s a clean-up. And a workout. It’s always an uplifting experience, especially when you bring along a friend. It’s our next Volunteer Work Day, and it’s on May 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.
That’s right, we’re getting ready to prep, prune and preen our Virginia Treasure just in time for packs of Capital Trail bikers and hikers, gaggles of families pushing strollers and dragging wagons, and nature lovers seeking to explore Great Shiplock Park.
... Read more »Mark your calendars now for these upcoming dates:
April 27, 2018- 3:00 pm- Walking Tour of the Great Shiplock Park and the Low Line as part of Historic Garden Week
Meet at Great Shiplock Park 2803 Dock Street (at Pear St) Richmond, VA 23223
May 30- 1:00-3:00 pm (Rain date May 31) Volunteer Work Day at Great Shiplock Park and the Low Line
Meet at Great Shiplock Park 2803 Dock Street (at Pear St) Richmond,
