Pathways to Plant 60 Trees in Honor of Earth Day
Petersburg’s Washington St. corridor will be getting a little bit greener thanks to Pathways. The Petersburg non-profit is planting 60 flowering crabapple trees along the barren sidewalks of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Washington St. “This initiative serves as another key step in the development of our neighborhood,” said Mike Watts, Director of Pathways’ […]
Petersburg’s Washington St. corridor will be getting a little bit greener thanks to Pathways. The Petersburg non-profit is planting 60 flowering crabapple trees along the barren sidewalks of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Washington St.
“This initiative serves as another key step in the development of our neighborhood,” said Mike Watts, Director of Pathways’ housing development arm, Shalom Homes. To date, Pathways has built or renovated 15 homes in Petersburg, and made over 60 homes lead-safe.
The tree planting is part of a larger beautification project funded by the Home Depot Foundation through the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Future plans include transforming Pathways’ 28,000 sq. ft. gravel parking lot into an attractive “green space.”
This greening project will also serve as a training opportunity for students of Pathways’ YouthBuild program that provides young adults with GED preparation and career certification.
City Council member Ray Coleman broke ground on the project, yesterday, on Earth Day, along with Pathways Executive Director, Dwala Ferrell, YouthBuild students Patrick Smith and Rahamond Davis, and staff member Ron Thompson. The tree planting is scheduled to be completed in the coming weeks.
Other Pathways Earth Day projects included a clean-up of sections of the Appomattox River, and spring planting in Pathways’ rooftop garden.
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