October 29, 2026 Newsletter

Thank You to Ara Partners

HARAMBEE PARK CLEAN-UP DAY

On Thursday, October 22, an energetic team from Ara Partners rolled up their sleeves and joined us at Harambee Park to care for the park and the 24 new trees we’ve planted there in the past 12 months. Volunteers spent the afternoon weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and replacing tree stakes. We are grateful for their time and effort to help prepare our trees for the winter months.

Ara Partners is a global private markets firm focused on decarbonizing the industrial economy and we're so grateful to be working together to build a cleaner, greener world.

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Magnolia Tree

Redbud Tree

Serviceberry Tree

Tree Giveaway at Tree Boston

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026

For the first time ever, Tree Boston is hosting our End-of-Season Tree Giveaway right at our home office in Dorchester! We will have 25 beautiful trees looking for new homes, including magnolia, redbud, and serviceberry. We encourage you to register ahead of the event.

Let's Close the Nature Gap

VOTE YES ON SIX

Too many communities lack access to the outdoors—places where we can walk, run, play, and breathe clean air. Everyone deserves access to nature, and this proposal will directly expand parks and greenspaces for communities that need them most.

Vote YES on Question 6!

Teen Urban Tree Corps School Year Update

Our Teen Urban Tree Corps (TUTC) School Year Program is up and running! This academic year, we have a cohort of young people who are all returning from our 2026 Summer TUTC program to continue supporting Tree Boston’s mission and lead on their own projects. So far, they have attended our most recent tree planting at Malcolm X Park and our 2 tree giveaways. They have had the opportunity to engage with community members at both events and learned how to plant trees. Stay tuned as they continue to work on projects focused on community outreach and planning their annual Teen Tree Summit. 

Book Launch for Ecologies of Justice

EXPLORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE CARCERAL SYSTEM

Join the launch party for Ecologies of Justice: Making and Unmaking Prison Worlds on Wednesday, November 18 at the Arnold Arboretum from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Guests will have the chance to meet and hear from some of the books contributors.

The event is co-sponsored by H.E.R.O Nurturing Center, The New Garden Society, and the Ecologies of Justice Network. You can pre-order the book from Rozzie Bound Books.

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book brings together, for the first time, contributions on issues related to prison, jail, and reentry programs, community-based interventions, environmental justice, and sustainability. Through rigorous analysis, detailed case studies, poetry, and personal reflections, this book offers ways of thinking and acting at the intersection of environmental issues and the carceral system.