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Recommended Reading
Investing in People by Investing
in Trees is an essay by American Forests
Senior Manager of Tree Equity Sarah L.
Anderson about why she does the work she
does. She says, "Every person deserves to
feel that who they are, where they live, and
what they contribute to society is valued.
When we meaningfully invest resources to
create healthy and resilient green spaces,
especially where they are needed most,
we show our dedication to achieving tree
equity." Sarah is a co-creator of the Vibrant
Cities Lab Career Pathways Action Guide, a
framework for achieving tree equity through
urban forestry jobs training.
Why Detroit Residents Pushed
Back Against Tree-Planting is
a fascinating 2019 story from CityLab by
Brentin Mock about, well, why Detroit res-
idents pushed back against tree planting
… by the City's nonprofit partner, The
Greening of Detroit. Why did, as Mock
writes, "nearly a quarter of the 7,500
residents approached decline offers to
have new trees planted in front of their
homes"? Depending on your particular
POV and life experience, the answers may
surprise you. What lessons were learned,
and did the effort go forward? This is an
excellent read that brings needed insight
into the pursuit of meaningful commu-
nity engagement for tree planting.
Recommended Viewing
Iowa-based nonprofit Trees Forever orga-
nized successful socially distanced tree
planting events last spring. In this webinar
they share what worked for them and
things to consider as you plan your socially
distanced fall tree planting event. They
walk through many great tips as well as
the online survey they're using to manage
volunteers signing up for shifts to plant.
These written guidelines complement
the
Trees Forever webinar.
Screenshot from the webinar, click to view webinar.
