Past Living Green Award Winners

2023 Living Green Award

Tree Fredericksburg

726 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401

Picture of Tree Fredericksburg receiving their award

Tree Fredericksburg is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and tree planting for Fredericksburg parks, schools, and other public spaces. Ann and Carl Little started their environmental journey with the Bluebird Society, which quickly grew to a love and passion for protecting plants and wildlife in this city we call home. They realized the park behind their house lacked the protections that native wildlife could provide. This was the place to start. What started as 17 trees in their neighborhood park, turned into 9,000 around the city and, at various tabling events and fundraisers, they gave away 30,000 trees for people to plant in their own backyards. They partner with Friends of the Rappahannock, Sierra Club, and Clean and Green Commission to make the city a more beautiful and eco-friendly space, with the hopes to be a model for similar programs outside of Fredericksburg. Tree Fredericksburg also provides educational classes to help expand local knowledge about the importance of tree planting, as well as other sustainability techniques. We are very honored to award Ann and Carl with this award for all of the work they’ve done for the community and beyond. To get involved in all the wonderful work they do please check out their website at treefredericksburg.org.