Forest Park Arboretum

We’re ready to move forward with our work on getting the Arboretum at Forest Park ready for our 2023 season and to advance its role in helping to teach folks about trees and forests.

Why not consider joining us as an ‘Arboretum Assistant and help us to tag trees, prune shrubs and ornamental plants and helping with educational events throughout the year.

We have two training sessions lined up for this Spring, which will get you up to speed on how you can join the tree tagging initiative, and learn a bit about tree identification along the way.

To learn more, or to register, visit https://arboretum.regreenspringfield.org/arboretum-assistant-field-training-sessions/

London is a forest. No: literally. More than a fifth of the capital is trees.Our capital is full of trees. In fact, while it might not always seem like it, London is so packed with foliage that it’s technically a forest. That’s according to a United Nations definition that states that a forest is anywhere that’s at least 20 percent trees. London’s a respectable 21 percent.

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Did you know that London is the world’s largest urban forest? London is a forest. No: literally. More than a fifth of the capital is trees. We dig into what that means