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Nashville Tree Foundation works to preserve and enhance Nashville’s urban forest by educating the public, planting trees in urban areas, identifying the oldest and largest trees in Davidson County, and designating arboretums.
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Wendell Berry fundraiser for Tree Foundation a huge success
Author Wendell Berry charmed an audience of hundreds of book and tree lovers at a fundraiser for the Nashville Tree Foundation November 29. Berry, a champion of sustainability, said in his remarks, "Trees. like us, are having a hard time of it. There's a good argument for urban forestry—it generates a lobby of people for forestry outside the city." Berry mixed readings of his fiction and nonfiction with observations on forestry, land use, and logging. "To misuse the forest is the same thing as to kill the milk cow. We need to milk the cow and eat her calf." Berry was introduced by John Seigenthaler, chairman emeritus of The Tennessean and host of public television's Word on Words. Seigenthaler praised Berry's "awareness of place, place, place." Tree Foundation president Betty Brown introduced Seigenthaler. She used the occasion to recap the Foundation's successes and pledge to take the organization to the next level. "As much as we've done, it's not enough," she said. "I hear people saying that Nashville needs an organization like Trees Atlanta, a model for public/private partnerships. I'm pleased to report to you tonight that the Tree Foundation is prepared to expand our role and take the lead in planting, protecting, and preserving the city's urban forest," Brown said. "It won't be quick. And it won't be easy. But I'm counting on all of you in this room tonight to step up and help us make Nashville a green city . . . and a great city," she said. Wendell Berry reception and reading
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HONORARY CHAIR UNDERWRITERS SUPPORTERS Special thanks to HOSTS STEERING COMMITTEE
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