Resources

Tree Planting Guide and Care 

• Tree Planting Guide

• Guía: cómo plantar un árbol

City Environmental Offices

• Richmond Grows Gardens: The City of Richmond’s community garden program makes city-owned property available to residents for urban agriculture. The gardens under Richmond Grows Gardens host regular workdays, events, and may offer private or communal garden plots.

• RVAH20: The City of Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) launched the RVAH2O campaign to educate the community about ways to keep its waterways pollution-free and to achieve “cleaner water faster.”

• Office of Sustainability: The Office of Sustainability works at a systems level to change the underlying policy and structural mechanisms within city government and the community in the areas of climate action, resilience, and equity. 

• Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities: The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is home to more than 170 parks, open spaces, athletic fields, playgrounds and tot lots.

• Urban Forestry Division: The Urban Forestry Division (UFD) maintains approximately 120,200 city-owned trees and is responsible for planting approximately 2,000 new and replacement trees.

Mapping Tools

• RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index

• Tree Equity Score Analyzer

Educational Opportunities

The Richmond Tree Stewards are trained volunteers working to promote and improve the health of city trees so our urban forest will survive and thrive. Tree Stewards work closely with Urban Forestry and with other organizations interested in the health of our community forest. Southside ReLeaf provides scholarships to Southside residents for training. Stay tuned for more information to apply for the next Tree Steward Training Course.