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Sending a shoutout to the RVA Rotary Club for volu Sending a shoutout to the RVA Rotary Club for volunteering with us at the Hotchkiss Green! This group contributed their time to help us reclaim the newly planted food forest at the Hotchkiss Green from invading weeds – thank you! When volunteers help us sustainably manage our public greenspaces by hand-pulling weeds, we can avoid the use of harsh herbicides, making our gardens safer for visitors large and small. 🐝🐦🚶‍♂️ @rva.rotary
Registration is now open for this year’s Dominio Registration is now open for this year’s Dominion Energy Charity Classic 5K, and we’re excited to have a team again this year! The race is on Wednesday, September 24 at 6 pm at Hardywood — West Creek. When you sign up and join the Capital Trees team, we’ll receive 100% of your entry fees plus 10% thanks to Birdies for Charity presented by TowneBank. We hope you’ll join the Capital Trees team! Walk, jog, or run for a greener #RVA. Click on “Join” next to Capital Trees on the sign up page, linked from our bio. @sportsbackers @deccgolf @hardywoodwestcreek @townebanksocial #BirdiesforCharity
In our early planning phases for the Hotchkiss Gre In our early planning phases for the Hotchkiss Green project, we worked closely with residents in nearby neighborhoods to get their feedback on what they'd like to see included in the space. One of the requests? Edible plants and trees. We designed the new greenspace accordingly. Visitors will find pawpaw, fig, blueberries, strawberries, jujube, jostaberry, persimmon, and bush cherry which will all get more established in the coming years. We'll also be adding elderberry in the fall!
We're kicking off the week in appreciation, with a We're kicking off the week in appreciation, with a thank you to the Davenport & Company team for volunteering with us at Canoe Run Park. This group worked to widen mulch rings around trees planted in fall of 2023. They also helped tend to the newly planted pollinator garden which will soon be teeming with pollinators. We're grateful to Davenport & Company for the many ways they support our work — with every partner who joins us at the table, we accelerate our shared journey toward a healthier city.
If you have the day off for the 4th of July, come If you have the day off for the 4th of July, come see the blooms along the Low Line before the fireworks. 🎆
Capital Trees was honored to receive recognition f Capital Trees was honored to receive recognition from Virginia's General Assembly for our 15 years of work building and maintaining public greenspaces throughout the City of Richmond. Delegate Betsy Carr attended our Annual Celebration to present us with a copy of House Resolution No. 867 commending our organization for our longstanding commitment to bettering our community.
June's blog takes you on a virtual walk through th June's blog takes you on a virtual walk through the gardens, offering glimpses into how your senses help you experience the Low Line in every season of the year. And of course, we offer a peek into the latest maintenance tasks our volunteers have been tackling. Give it a read, the link is in our bio. 👆
This Friday we’re giving a round of applause to This Friday we’re giving a round of applause to @troutmanpepperlockellp! They’ve been volunteering with us for years, and we recently hosted them back at the Low Line for another volunteering day. The crew cut back plants, weeded, and helped get an area of the gardens ready for renovation. We are also excited to share that Troutman Pepper received our first Community Impact Award, presented during our Annual Celebration to show our gratitude for their ongoing and comprehensive support. From volunteering with us, to encouraging employee donations through “Denim Days” fundraising, to company sponsorships — your support helps us build a greener Richmond — THANK YOU!
Each week, we have a dedicated group of volunteers Each week, we have a dedicated group of volunteers who spend Wednesday mornings with us in the gardens. Their ongoing commitment to volunteering with Capital Trees is crucial to our ability to maintain urban gardens that are beautiful and welcoming. At our Annual Celebration, we honored many of them for hitting impressive volunteering milestones. Reaching 200 hours of volunteered time: Mark Kuhn, Jerry Gilbert, Mary Bennett, Marc Rondeau, Anita Hall, Wilson Whitehurst, and Barbara Crowder-Moore. This year, our "Volunteer of the Year" was Ellen Jenkins. Since beginning to volunteer with Capital Trees, she has logged over 400 hours with us! And just this year she has donated 147 hours of her time. Join us in celebrating this hardworking group of folks. They brave all sorts of weather conditions to volunteer with us, and thank you just isn't enough.
Our Board of Trustees is made up of people who bel Our Board of Trustees is made up of people who believe in and support our mission — many of them for years! Molly Anderson has been involved with Capital Trees since the beginning, and is back on the Board for another term. Read our Q & A with her from the link in our bio.
Looking for a way to do good right in your own bac Looking for a way to do good right in your own backyard? Our commitment to creating and maintaining greenspaces throughout #RVA builds a more resilient community and environment for us all. With every partner who joins us at the table, we accelerate our shared journey toward a healthier city. With every groundbreaking, we build a future where greenspaces heal both the soil and the soul. Community support has always been essential to our success, and we make it easy to donate once, or set up a recurring gift, online at capitaltrees.org/donate (linked from our bio.)
Where the ground needs more shade, where the bees Where the ground needs more shade, where the bees need more flowers, where people need each other — meet us there. Today is the first day of summer, and if the change in seasons has you feeling inspired to help make a change in your community, join us.
At Capital Trees, we create greenspaces that are n At Capital Trees, we create greenspaces that are not just beautiful, but vital. They’re habitats that replenish flora and fauna. Natural filters that clean water and air. Sanctuaries that create a refuge for mental health and wellbeing. And as a nonprofit, 70% of our funding comes from individual donors like you. Please consider making a gift to Capital Trees before June 30, which is the end of our fiscal year. Donations of all sizes help us to make a big difference in our community, and there are lots of ways to give (monthly, quarterly, stock transfer, employer matches.) Learn more at: capitaltrees.org/donate (linked from our bio!)
@kimleyhorn volunteered with us in the fall and jo @kimleyhorn volunteered with us in the fall and joined us again last month to get their hands back in the dirt. They spent most of their time helping us clean up the rain garden at Great Shiplock Park. Maintenance work is not always glamorous, but it’s absolutely essential to the health of urban greenspaces. Thanks to these hardworking volunteers for weeding, pulling invasive plants, trimming, deadheading, and getting rid of the non-native and invasive Tree of Heaven. We look forward to having you all back soon!
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