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Cover Story
Richmonders restore city’s tree canopy
By Glenda C. Booth
Richmond is getting greener, thanks to Richmonders who are getting involved in a number of tree-planting projects around town.
One of them, led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, involves a coalition of 12 organizations in the Greening Southside Richmond Project, who are working to convert asphalt into green spaces.
Participants are planting 250 trees on municipal properties and giving away 400 trees in communities like Oak Grove, Bellemeade and Manchester.
Studies have found that in many cities, including Richmond, some neighborhoods with minimal tree canopy are five to 15 degrees hotter than tree-covered areas. That’s because these neighborhoods tend to have more paved surfaces, which absorb and radiate heat.
“Southside Richmond has been underresourced for decades,” said Ann Jurczyk, director of outreach and advocacy for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and coalition leader.
“The lack of investment in green spaces — and trees in particular — correlates to poorer air quality and ‘heat islands,’ which can lead to increased emergency room visits,” she said.
“We can’t make right decades of disinvestment, but we can improve water and air quality and hopefully the health of Richmond’s Southside residents today.”
Other partners in Greening Southside Richmond include the city, Southside ReLeaf, True Timber Arborists, Inc., Virginia Department of Forestry and VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences Department of Biology.
PHOTO BY DYLAN JONES, GROUNDWORK RVA
Health, economic benefits
Trees provide numerous benefits, which biologists call “ecosystem services.” For example, they reduce stormwater runoff, which can pollute local waters, and enhance groundwater restoration.
Trees also absorb carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, and other pollutants like ozone, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. They can provide windbreaks and privacy, lower air conditioning costs and increase property values.
One study found that 844 houses in Athens, Georgia, with an average of five trees in the front yard, sold for 3.5% to 4.5% more than comparable houses without trees, according to Tree City USA.
Trees even foster mental and physical health. A University of Illinois study found that hospital patients recovered from surgery more quickly when they could see trees outside their window.
Students learn how to plant and care for trees with help from the nonprofit Groundwork RVA. Many local groups, from small churches to Dominion Energy, are dedicated to beautifying Richmond with plants.
Boosting young conservationists
The act of planting trees can be beneficial, too. In the process of greening the city’s brownfields, parks, streams and schoolyards, a group called Groundwork RVA helps youth transition to adulthood.
Rob Jones, executive director of Groundwork RVA and a Greening Southside partner, is galvanizing the next generation of urban conservationists, guiding youngsters toward a greener, more sustainable and more equitable city by transforming neglected spaces into public assets.
His group provides a hands-on “learning lab” for 45 to 60 youngsters a year who take pride in improving their communities and completing a project.
Working with Jones, the students plant trees and water them to ensure their survival. In past years, they have built planter boxes and distributed them to older adults.
This year, from May to September, they will also install green infrastructure, such as permeable pavers and rain gardens.
Jones is devoted to helping at-risk teens and recent high school graduates find a career.
“I do this because I have a deep and abiding commitment to empowerment of young black and brown people, as well as a vision of equity in a city that has come to be my home and needs leadership to make it greener,” Jones said.
“I have faith that these young people will provide that leadership in years to come.”
One of his students, who is headed to Stanford University in the fall, has emerged as such a leader. She almost single-handedly created a community garden for the affordable apartment community Hillside Court.
