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  • Friday, April 25, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm & Saturday, May 2, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Tree Giveaway: Earth Day Celebration

    Berkshire Botanical Garden is celebrating Earth Day!

    Join BBG’s Ron Kujawski on Friday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Stockbridge Library, and receive a bare root tree with instructions on how to plant it in celebration of Earth Day/Arbor Day! Can’t make it on April 25? An additional supply will be available at BBG on Friday, May 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. outside the Education Center at BBG. Trees planted throughout the Berkshires will benefit the earth, our people and our pollinators!

    White Oak, Eastern Pine, Silky Dogwood (below) and Sugar Maple trees, all native to our region, will be available for you to take home and plant. For more information visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/tree-giveaway-earth-day-celebration

  • Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Mattapan Free Tree Giveaway

    Join Speak for the Trees at the Urban Farming Institute as they host a FREE Fall tree giveaway. The Urban Farming Institute (UFI) is located at 487 Norfolk Street, Mattapan, MA 02126. UFI is building on its strength to turn the neighborhood of Mattapan green. They envision deep and distributed farming networks, in which any location can be a place where food is grown for local consumption, local sales and local distribution. Register in advance at https://treeboston.org/events/event/ufi-trees/

    Mattapan is listed as an EJ (environmental justice) community, where tree canopy coverage is at an inequitable level in comparison to other areas in Boston. At Speak for the Trees, we work at the intersection of environmental justice, racial and social equity, public health, and climate change to advocate for a healthy and equitable urban forest in all Boston neighborhoods. First come, first served. Boston residents only until 1pm. All residents are welcome to come after 1pm for remaining trees.

  • Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am – Mattapan Tree Giveaway

    Join Speak for the Trees at the Urban Farming Institute on October 28 as we host a FREE Fall tree giveaway. The Urban Farming Institute (UFI) is located at 487 Norfolk Street, Mattapan, MA 02126. UFI is building on its strength to turn the neighborhood of Mattapan green. They envision deep and distributed farming networks, in which any location can be a place where food is grown for local consumption, local sales and local distribution.

    Mattapan is listed as an EJ (environmental justice) community, where tree canopy coverage is at an inequitable level in comparison to other areas in Boston. At Speak for the Trees, we work at the intersection of environmental justice, racial and social equity, public health, and climate change to advocate for a healthy and equitable urban forest in all Boston neighborhoods. First come, first served. Boston residents only until 1pm. All residents are welcome to come after 1pm for remaining trees.

  • Saturday, October 21, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Allston/Brighton Tree Giveaway

    Speak for the Trees will sponsor an Allston/Brighton Free Tree Giveaway on Saturday, October 21 from 10 – 2 at Boston Green Academy, 20 Warren Street in Brighton. Register at www.treeboston.org.