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Naturalists’ Corner: Parade of Planets By Tom Condon
Newsletter: Winter 2025
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January Meeting
Greening The Gateway Cities
Presented by Sarah Greenleaf and Samantha Eanes
Greening the Gateway Cities is a tree-planting initiative to increase urban tree canopy in Environmental Justice neighborhoods throughout Massachusetts. The program plants trees on public and private properties at no cost to recipients, with the goal of providing shade, beauty, wildlife habitat and cooler temperatures in urban centers and surrounding neighborhoods.
About the speaker: Sarah Greenleaf is a Massachusetts native and has been working as an Urban Forester with the Greening the Gateway Sities Program for the last 7 years. Sarah earned a Masters of Science in Urban Forestry at Oregon State University. She was thrilled to return to her home state to be part of a tree planting initiative that specifically works toward Urban Forest Equity and Environmental Justice.
Passionate about blending nature with cityscapes, Samantha Eanes is an Urban Forester dedicated to greening urban environments. With field experience in New York City, Detroit, and Massachusetts, she works closely with municipalities to expand canopy cover and bring communities closer to nature, one tree at a time.