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Loving Our Old Trees Project

The old trees in our neighborhoods hold stories of the generations before us. They are part of the culture and fabric of our streets and parks. Their tall canopies provide shade and keep our communities cooler during the hot summer days. Their branches provide homes for birds and places for squirrels to play. Their leaves, flowers, fruits, and nuts provide food for our insects and wildlife. They clean our air and give us oxygen to breathe. 

 

On April 26, 2023, my neighborhood in Northside Richmond lost a 150+ year old White Oak tree, a grounding force in my life. One year later, I am honoring the life of that White Oak through the “Loving Our Old Trees Project”. Read more about the Oak tree here

 

Join Find Your Nature and partners to honor our old trees through Love Notes, Wandering with Trees, and a Caring for Old Trees Workshop. In its first year, the in-person activities will be primarily focused in Northside Richmond, but anyone is welcome to participate! This is a Project that is evolving as it grows and as people engage with it. Thank you for taking part in finding heart centered ways to engage with our old trees. 

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Love Notes

Submit a photo and a short love note to an old tree that is special to you. It can be one from childhood, one that you lost, one that is still with us today. These “Love Notes” will live in a gallery on this website. 

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Wandering with Trees

Explore your connection to trees and community through guided mindfulness and journaling practices at green spaces in Richmond

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Caring for Old Trees Workshop

Coming soon! Learn about the benefits of old trees, threats to them, and how we can care for them.

Love Notes

Share in the love by viewing this gallery of old trees that are loved by someone. Do you have a tree that you love? Use the button 'Send a Love Note' to submit a photo and a little note to add yours to the gallery.

Loving Our Old Tree Events

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Resources

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Chickadees, Caterpillars, and Oaks, Oh My!  Brought to you by the many partners in the statewide Plant Virginia Natives Initiative

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