East Providence and EP Urban Forest To Inventory Street Trees - East Providence, RI - Volunteers will be asked to record information on approximately 8,000 street trees.
Great Falls organizations adjust to celebrate Black History Month during COVID
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and last updated 2021-02-12 17:01:10-05
GREAT FALLS â On Sunday after the Super Bowl, we showed you how some African-American community leaders in Great Falls hope that this Black History Month can
spark meaningful conversations not just in February, but throughout the year. But a lot of organizations in Great Falls arenât just celebrating Black History through their words â but also with their actions.
âWe havenât done a lot in the past because there have been other churches that have taken up the mantle,â said Living Grace Church Pastor Andre Murphy, who admitted things would be noticeably different this year due to COVID-19. âI think of Mount Olive, I think of, well, Providence used to always have something and we just kind of partnered with them and did things. I think of the (Air Force) Base, and so not trying to reinvent the wheel, we would just go and par
Five Questions With: Jenn Tierney
JENN TIERNEY, standing beneath a redwood, is one of the founders of the East Providence Urban Forest organization. / COURTESY JENN TIERNEY East Providence was recently notified that it has several “champion” trees, based on their age and size, and was awarded by the Rhode Island Tree Council following a nomination by the East Providence Urban Forest. The Providence Business News spoke recently with Jenn Tierney, one of the founders of the East Providence Urban Forest, about…
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