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Grassroots Central Mass will continue its tradition of celebrating Earth Day with its 4th Annual “Trees Are Treasures” event on Saturday, April 20th from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Wells State Park in Sturbridge. Enjoy children's stories, songs, crafts and games Make wildflower seed bombs Take a nature stroll on the Mill Pond Trail Learn about forest preservation Discover the importance of wetlands Hear the history of stone walls Take home a tree sapling to plant! Grassroots Central Mass, a local affiliate of Indivisible Mass Coalition, is co-sponsoring this year’s event with Brookfields Fight Fear (BFF). Both groups are dedicated to…

Towns and cities across the Commonwealth are working BOTH to encourage green development of housing and energy and ALSO to avert the climate emergency. Learn how to make development climate friendly and “green” by preserving trees’ crucial eco-services in urban areas and in wild forests. Natural climate solutions can work together with the development Massachusetts needs. The webinar, organized by the Trees as a Public Good Network, will occur via Zoom on Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. There will be five main speakers: two about forests, and three about municipal trees, including two scientists and…