Winthrop Working Together is raising funds to support a spring tree planting. These funds are necessary to fill the gap caused by a grant lost this year. We hope you can support this green initiative.
What Our Tree Warden Says:
Winthrop has many big, old trees. Some have a diameter of two to three feet and are 100 years old. They provide lots of shade, but they are nearing the end of their lives. Many have already been removed or fallen. Replacement trees are an inch and a half in diameter and only provide a tiny patch of shade. Decades from now they may grow to provide shade but the longevity of street trees is less because there are more stresses now than when the big, old trees were planted. Twenty new trees will need to be planted for every old tree so enough survive to grow big enough to provide healthful shade in the future. Right now, the town does not have the funds to buy trees. We need at least $3000 to buy enough trees for a spring planting.
Your donation will be sent straight to the Town of Winthrop and will be allocated for use by the Tree Warden for this initiative!
Please donate to Make Winthrop Greener!
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Tom Derderian, Tree Warden, Winthrop, Massachusetts