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Imagine Power in Place: A Conversation on Equity & Imagine Power in Place: A Conversation on Equity & Access Thursday, April 30 | 7:00 PM | Hotchkiss Field Community Center You're invited to our upcoming event featuring keynote speaker Mickey Fearn and a panel of local leaders working at the intersection of parks, equity, and community development in Richmond — Nathan Burrell, Executive Director of @groundworkrva, and Giles Garrison, Programs and Operations Manager with the City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities. @rvaparksandrec The program will focus on how public greenspaces can advance climate resilience, address disparities in access and investment, and strengthen community wellbeing, with panelists offering on-the-ground perspectives and examples from their work. Thank you to our speaker sponsor: Paul Nelson and Lee Turlington Nelson This event is free to attend and open to everyone, but space is limited and registration is required. Based on past events, we expect it to fill up quickly. For more info and to save your spot, head to the link in our bio.
There's just one week left for Spring for Green, C There's just one week left for Spring for Green, Capital Trees’ annual campaign to grow healthier, greener neighborhoods across Richmond. Now through Earth Day, your support helps plant trees, steward public greenspaces, and create welcoming places where people and nature thrive together. Because the future needs more trees. 🌳 Join us in growing something beautiful, give from the link in our bio. 👆 #SpringForGreen #CapitalTrees #GreenerRichmond #RichmondVA #RichmondVirginia #RVA #RichmondNonProfit #UrbanGreening #UrbanGreenspace #PublicGreenspace
Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month thro Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month throughout #RVA in April, and we're hosting the 2nd Annual Earth Day Festival at Hotchkiss Field Community Center, on Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 🌳We are looking for community organizations and partners to join us at the event with a table about your organization and an interactive activity that promotes a community or Earth Day theme. Interested in participating? Head to our website to fill out an interest form, it's linked from our bio. Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors: GROW SPONSORS: @exactstorm NewMarket GATHER SPONSORS: @millerirrigation @terraformarva @fulton.bank IN KIND SPONSOR: @cprofva There’s still time to become a sponsor, head to the link in our bio to learn more.
We’re participating in @cfengage’s Volunteer Passp We’re participating in @cfengage’s Volunteer Passport Challenge, which is a new initiative this spring for volunteers across the city to make new connections, have fun, and earn rewards. You’ll be able to earn credit for volunteering with Capital Trees through the end of May. Learn more and sign up with participating organizations at cfengage.org/passport
The Lovely Lynden Daffodils are in bloom at the Lo The Lovely Lynden Daffodils are in bloom at the Low Line. Do you know their history? They’re named for Lynden Miller, a trailblazing public landscape designer from New York who has mentored many of us here at Capital Trees. We worked with Brent and Becky Heath of @brentandbeckys to create a new cultivar of daffodil and named it after Lynden to honor her work. They’re planted at the Low Line, and we recently added them to the Hotchkiss Green. Learn more about Capital Trees and our long history with daffodils on our recent blog post, linked in our bio. 👆
4 days. 8 shifts. 221 volunteers. 6,000 trees plan 4 days. 8 shifts. 221 volunteers. 6,000 trees planted In March, we partnered with Henrico County on our largest tree-planting initiative to date! Henrico County purchased 10,000 trees from the Virginia Department of Forestry, and we jumped in to help them plant 6,000 of them at Nuckols Farm Elementary School. We set out to bring together hundreds of volunteers, including work groups and community members, to get their hands in the dirt. The project site is in an area of extreme heat, making adding to the tree canopy there a vital endeavor for protecting residents from high summer temperatures. Together, we planted a microforest inspired by the Miyawaki Method. The approach is based on natural reforestation principles and is one of the most effective ways for creating forest cover quickly. The young tree seedlings are planted very closely together and grow much faster, accelerating the forest creation process and capturing carbon more quickly. The microforest planting at Nuckols Farm Elementary School is the first in Henrico County and the second of its kind in the Richmond area. The responsibility of creating a greener future rests on our shoulders today, and we would not have been able to accomplish such an incredible feat without the hundreds of volunteers who took time out of their busy lives to step off of the pavement, onto the grass, and into a fresh way of thinking. THANK YOU! Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen: Henrico’s Environmental Action Resource Team (HEART) @stewartheartcrew Henrico County Recreation & Parks @henricorecparks Henrico County Sustainability Division @henricocountygovernment Virginia Department of Forestry @forestryva Capgemini @capgemini @capgeminiamericas Bank of America @bankofamerica KPMG @kpmg Kimley-Horn @kimleyhorn Mission Square @mission.square Rotary Club of Richmond The Non-Resident Indian Vasavi Association (NRIVA) Eta Lambda Sigma of VCU @elsvcu
Spring is here! And so is Spring for Green, Capita Spring is here! And so is Spring for Green, Capital Trees’ annual campaign to grow healthier, greener neighborhoods across Richmond. Now through Earth Day, your support helps plant trees, steward public greenspaces, and create welcoming places where people and nature thrive together. Because the future needs more trees. 🌳 Join us in growing something beautiful, give from the link in our bio. 👆 #SpringForGreen #CapitalTrees #GreenerRichmond #RichmondVA #RichmondVirginia #RVA #RichmondNonProfit #UrbanGreening #UrbanGreenspace #PublicGreenspace
Capital Trees will be at several community events Capital Trees will be at several community events throughout the month of April, come see us and celebrate #EarthMonth! @sciencemuseumofvirginia @henricorecparks @stewartheartcrew @keephenricobeautiful
Spotted! The food forest we planted at the Hotchki Spotted! The food forest we planted at the Hotchkiss Green is breaking dormancy, and we recently saw that one of the pawpaw trees is loaded with blooms! For those that aren't familiar, the pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit native to North America. 💚
Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month thro Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month throughout #RVA in April, and we're hosting the 2nd Annual Earth Day Festival at Hotchkiss Field Community Center, on Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 🌳We are looking for community organizations and partners to join us at the event with a table about your organization and an interactive activity that promotes a community or Earth Day theme. Interested in participating? Head to the link in our bio to fill out an interest form. Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors: GROW SPONSORS: @exactstorm NewMarket GATHER SPONSORS: @millerirrigation @terraformarva @fulton.bank IN KIND SPONSOR: @cprofva There’s still time to become a sponsor, head to the link in our bio to learn more.
Spring is here! And so is Spring for Green, Capita Spring is here! And so is Spring for Green, Capital Trees’ annual campaign to grow healthier, greener neighborhoods across Richmond. Thanks to our Spring for Green campaign match sponsors, every dollar will be matched $1 for $1, up to $10,000. That means your gift during this time will have DOUBLE the impact. Now through Earth Day, your support helps plant trees, steward public greenspaces, and create welcoming places where people and nature thrive together. Because the future needs more trees. 🌳 Join us in growing something beautiful, give from the link in our bio. 👆 #SpringForGreen #CapitalTrees #GreenerRichmond #RichmondVA #RichmondVirginia #RVA #RichmondNonProfit #UrbanGreening #UrbanGreenspace #PublicGreenspace
Another successful day is in the books adding to o Another successful day is in the books adding to our tree canopy in Henrico at East End Recreation Center. Thanks to the help of community volunteers we planted 25 trees in the parking lot medians, and near the retention pond and splash pad. As these trees grow in they will provide much needed shade to visitors. Thank you to everyone who came together to invest in the wellbeing of our community, our environment, and each other.🌳💚 @stewartheartcrew @henricorecparks
Each year we set an ambitious tree planting goal a Each year we set an ambitious tree planting goal and we’re off to a strong start already for 2026. Volunteers met us at Echo Lake Park in Henrico, braving a frosty morning to get 32 trees in the ground! We planted six different varieties of native trees, and were joined by individual community members and groups including folks from @timmonsgroup. Thank you to everyone who bundled up and got their hands in the dirt to help add to our tree canopy and increase biodiversity. @henricorecparks @stewartheartcrew
Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month thro Capital Trees will be celebrating Earth Month throughout #RVA in April, and we're hosting the 2nd Annual Earth Day Festival at Hotchkiss Field Community Center, on Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 🌳We are looking for community organizations and partners to join us at the event with a table about your organization and an interactive activity that promotes a community or Earth Day theme. Interested in participating? Head to our website to fill out an interest form from the link in our bio. Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors: GROW SPONSORS: @exactstorm NewMarket GATHER SPONSORS: @millerirrigation @terraformarva IN KIND SPONSOR: @cprofva There’s still time to become a sponsor! Head to the link in our bio to learn more.
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