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Cathy Boyd, Executive Director Peggy Van Yahres, Chair Keith Pitchford, Vice Chair Brion Friedman, Treasurer Susan McKinnon, Secretary Willis Bentley, State Farm Insurance Company (Retired) John Blackburn, Virginia chapter of The Nature Conservancy Cassady Craighill, GridLab Steve Gaines, Charlottesville Urban Forester Tom Gibson, Nonprofit entrepreneur McKenzie Snow, Darden Board Fellow MaKshya TolbertCharlottesville Tree Commission Roxanne White, Former Charlottesville Tree Commission Dallin Robins, Darden Board Fellow

1. Tree Planting Since 2022, with grants over $107,000 from the Virginia Department of Forestry, we have planted over 300 trees. In 2022, we planted 39 trees in 10th & Page; in 2023, 129 trees in Rose Hill and in 2024, 140 tress in the Woolen Mills. 2. Tree Preservation We've launched an innovative new program thanks to a three-year, $189,900 grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry. Through this initiative, we're now offering free tree care to help preserve mature trees in the Fifeville and 10th & Page neighborhoods. 3. Education We have built a number of programs to educate students about the value of trees and nature in the City, including a presentations and activities for elementary school children, an environmental career fair for high school students and the Green Team. In the summer, the Green Team learns about trees, climate change and how to plant and care for trees. In the fall, they canvas neighborhoods for free trees and finally help plant the trees.