Sustainability Now! | Charlotte Jones & Morgan Grubbs | TreesLouisville | 1-10-22

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, gets you pumped to plant some trees in 2022 with two of the staff members from TreesLouisville (http://treeslouisville.org), Operations Manager, Charlotte Jones, and Volunteer & Program Manager, Morgan Grubbs. Charlotte Jones moved to Louisville from Seattle in 2015 and became involved with TreesLouisville as a volunteer before joining the team full-time in January 2017. She holds her Certified Arborist credential from the International Society of Arboriculture and earned her degree in Geography from the University of Delaware in 2010. Charlotte is passionate about helping to creating a healthier, greener, and more sustainable city that benefits all of Louisville’s citizens, and believes caring for our trees is an integral part of that mission! Contact Charlotte at [email protected].

Morgan Grubbs grew up in Goshen, just outside of Louisville, which is where she believes her love of nature and being outdoors began. She has a B.S. in Environmental Management from Indiana University Bloomington and has spent the majority of her career in environmental education and program development. Morgan’s adventurous and outgoing spirit can be seen through her 5 years of living abroad developing youth engagement programs and participating in outdoor excursions. She feels very passionate about trees and hopes that through education and hard work we can create a more sustainable future for our communities. Contact Morgan at [email protected].

Check out their upcoming events:
• Canopy Corps Volunteer Training: Saturday January 22nd 10am-12:30pm - learn how to plant and care for trees by a professional and then be added to our tree planting volunteers network
• MLK Day 1/17 volunteer tree planting on Dumesnil St. in Park Hill from 1pm-4pm
• For all volunteer questions and sign ups, email [email protected]

Take advantage of their programs:
• Tree Rebates - Plant a tree in your yard, mail TreesLouisville the receipt and get $30 back https://treeslouisville.org/rebate/
• Free trees are available for residents living in zip codes 40210, 40211, 40212, 40216, 40258 as part of their 10,000 trees in Rubbertown Corridor Program. Just contact [email protected] or call 502-208-9421
• Sign up for the TreesLouisville newsletter for the latest tree information and to hear about upcoming events such as the spring tree giveaway. Just entery your email address at the bottom of the page at https://treeslouisville.org/
• Check out their recently released 2021 Louisville Green Guide https://treeslouisville.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Green-Report_FINAL_webready-compressed.pdf

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com