By Katie Neis In a forest you can find trees so massive that, no matter how many steps you take backwards, you might never see the tops. Sunlight filters down through their canopy giving just enough light, and darkness, to inspire new flora and fauna to push up through the mossy ground and stretch their [...]
Tags: Collins Sanctuary, education, Gift Trees, video
By Emma Gray The power of companion animals to enrich our lives is indisputable. Research has long demonstrated the concrete health and emotional benefits that our pets give to us, but we hardly need research to tell us how our animal friends make us feel or how devastating their loss can be. The loss of [...]
Tags: Gift Trees, memorial
By Emma Gray Over one hundred volunteers enjoyed the restorative beauty of sunshine at the Collins Sanctuary on Sunday, March 25, as they joined together to plant 580 new native trees and plants at the final Gift Tree Planting of the season. Sunday’s planting at the Sanctuary, a beautiful forest publicly held by Metro and [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, Green Space Initiative, Metro
By Emma Gray During the month of February, Friends of Trees wants to share the love by taking 25% off Gift Trees. For the entire month, use discount code TREELOVE to show your love for the people you care about and for the earth. We’ll plant a tree in your loved one’s honor and send [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees
