Somerville Tree Planting Project

From 2017 - 2019 MyRWA worked with the City of Somerville and over 120 volunteers to plant 100 trees in the Ten Hills, East Somerville and Assembly Row neighborhoods. The City of Somerville’s Urban Forester identified potential tree locations and MyRWA worked to facilitate a public process including residents in the site selection, planting, and watering processes. The Ten Hills and East Somerville neighborhoods were chosen due to the extremely low tree canopy percentage and a high need for investment in environmental justice initiatives.

PARTNERS

City of Somerville, Partners Health Care, East Somerville Main Streets, Groundwork Somerville, The Nature Conservancy, Somerville Climate Action. Funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star program.

Macdonald Park Tree ID Project

Visit Torbert Macdonald Park in Medford and walk the park loop - you will see our new ID tags on trees. Use these to learn about trees in our watershed. Click the map on right for a larger view; select a blue marker to view species name and native range.

Want more of a guide? Use this tree ID handout on your walk.