Daily Archives: February 24, 2024

Fridays, March 1 and June 28 – Deadlines for Boston Tree Alliance Program Planting Grant Applications

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The Boston Tree Alliance Program is a grant program for tree planting, care, and education. The program focuses on expanding access to trees and their benefits in under-canopied, Environmental Justice communities in Boston. This program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  through the City of Boston. Mass Audubon is contracted with the City to facilitate the distribution of grant funds and administer the program. This grant program provides funding support for nonprofit and community based organizations to pursue tree planting, care, and educational activities in partnership with land owners on non-publicly owned lands.  

Through the program – the “Alliance” – a coalition of nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and urban forestry professionals – works collectively to equitably grow and care for the urban forest. As the program’s fiscal agent, Mass Audubon oversees Alliance convenings that inform the program’s development. The Alliance works alongside the City of Boston to support and advance the goals of the Urban Forest Plan and the Heat Plan. For questions regarding the B.T.A. Tree Planting Grant, please email BostonTreeAlliance@massaudubon.org. Someone from the program team will be in touch with you.  

Tuesday, February 27, 7:00 pm – The Importance of Critical Habitats

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Come to a free talk at Wright-Locke Farm on February 27 at 7 pm organized by Winchester’s Fast Forest on The Importance of Critical Habitats. One baby chickadee “costs” 1000 caterpillars! Come hear the WIN Fast Forest Founder and Director tell us about the cost of chickadees (and other birds); why caterpillars rock; and why mature forests are crucial to the earth’s well being. Prassede Calabi (PhD) will discuss what forests have to do with food pyramids, why we all need to eat our ‘brights’, and how to keep those chickadees going. The Fast Forest project being planted at Wright-Locke Farm is part of a global movement to restore forests as quickly as possible. By supercharging the soil and planting native mature-forest species, Grow Local for The Planet aims to grow New England forests in 20 years instead of 150! Come learn about the mission and how you can get involved.