The first phase of Capital Trees Low Line project includes removing invasive plants and trees, installing a rain garden to mitigate stormwater runoff and planting more than 50,000 trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials and bulbs.
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... Read more »Host Peggy Singlemann will explore the Richmond Low Line, a five-acre site near the Canal Walk, which is being developed into a park and riparian buffer by Capital Trees and a host of partners including the City of Richmond and CSX Corporation.
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... Read more »At first blush it might seem odd that an editorial series on making Virginia a more dynamic place to live would direct attention toward the issue of beauty. On second blush, it might not. The natural beauty that people are most drawn to usually exhibits either abundant vitality itself, or an abundance of natural resources — fresh air, mountain streams, loamy earth — most conducive to it. The arid landscape of Mars may look impressive,
... Read more »A stretch of the Virginia Capital Trail near Richmond’s Tobacco Row is about to get a whole lot greener.
The Richmond Planning Commission signed off Monday on an extensive landscaping project between Dock Street and the James River and Kanawha Canal. The effort is intended to help “activate the canal by drawing people to the water’s edge,” according to a staff report.
... Read more »Cities across the country are realizing the social, environmental and economic benefits of increasing green space. Cost and bureaucracy can hinder these projects, but a new initiative in Richmond seeks to bring together existing resources and empower residents to improve their own neighborhoods. For Virginia Currents, Catherine Komp has more.
... Read more »What began as a jump start to the fund raising campaign for the beautiful Low Line project on the banks on the Kanawha Canal in Richmond, VA, grew and transformed into an introduction to Capital Trees and the partnership they have formed between Water Street Studio, Design Develop, and residents and corporations of Richmond.
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