Meg Morgan

In recent years, trees have received a lot of attention as solutions for the climate crisis. But just how effective a strategy is tree planting in combating climate change?

Originally from Ukraine, Danylo is a long-time Nashvillian who has served his neighborhood of Woodbine across multiple seasons as a Neighborhood Planting Captain.

This past year, the Cumberland River Compact offered a new opportunity in support of their Root Nashville campaign: grants for nonprofits to apply for tree-planting projects on private property. These grants allowed us the opportunity to work with the wonderful nonprofit Progress, Inc. on a project planting 25 large trees on their headquarters.

George Acklin of Parkwood might be “retired” but he keeps busy, always for the improvement of his city and neighborhood – tree canopy included. George is proud of his neighborhood: you’ll often find him with his custom Parkwood hat while attending community meetings and picking up litter. George channeled his positive energy for public service …

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Tranyce Parmer is a native Nashvillian with a strong connection to community and nature. Read more about her and her experience as a Neighborhood Planting Captain in this Q&A.

Outstanding volunteer Ryan Bell encouraged his neighbors to sign up for trees — and then kept going.

The new species selections for our current Neighborhood Planting Captains are here!

Watering your tree properly is one of the most important steps for long-term tree health. Trees are pretty tough and resilient, so if you water it once a week during the summer, you should be all set.

Community advocate, volunteer, and grant writer with the nonprofit Neighbor 2 Neighbor Hwesi Zanu is also a long-time tree lover.