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!
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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,
Capital Trees Work Day — to us, it’s the first sign of spring.
What does it entail, and why are we doing it? It’s the annual cutting back of our perennials to prepare for all of the spring growth that’s just around the corner. It’s not complicated, in fact, it’s kind of fun, and a wonderful primavera activity. We’d love to have you join us.
... Read more »Capital Trees is seeking a passionate, driven, creative, and visionary professional as their new Executive Director
Founded in 2010, Capital Trees is a Richmond, VA 501 (c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to create a greener, more beautiful Richmond through the thoughtful planning, planting and maintaining of public landscapes. We advocate for the powerful connection between people and nature.
This is a significant hire for the Capital Trees as the organization pivots from being volunteer and board-led,
... Read more »It is with tremendous gratitude that Capital Trees presents our Annual Report for 2016 and 2017 stub fiscal year. Without our donors and believers, Capital Trees could not have completed the Low Line Gardens, nurtured and sustained 14th Street and Great Shiplock Park while continuing to be a catalyst for improvements to Richmond’s public landscapes.
With your continued support in 2018, we hope to complete the Low Line passage and park.
Thank you for believing in Capital Trees!
... Read more »Capital Trees was recently honored to receive The Garden Club of America’s Zone Civic Improvement Commendation at the 2017 Zone VII Meeting which was held on October 23 – 26 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The award was presented by Albemarle Garden Club member Carol Carter, First Vice Chairman of The GCA Conservation Committee at the awards banquet held on October 25 at the Forsyth Country Club.
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