RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond nonprofit is working to cool Southside and East End neighborhoods one tree at a time.
Amy Wentz co-founded Southside ReLeaf to help Richmond residents in the hottest neighborhoods add more shade and cool their homes with trees, which is considered nature’s best air conditioner.
“Getting off work, you’re walking to the closest bus stop and if you don’t have the shade that trees bring, that could be very devastating,” Wentz said…