Want to Dig in the Dirt Tomorrow?

Join the Friends of Bandy Park, and Richmond City Parks and Rec and help plant seedlings at Bandy Field Friday starting at 2 p.m.

The University of Richmond has donated 135 seedling trees, which student volunteers from the university and members of the non-profit citizen group, Friends of Bandy Field, will help Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities plant at Bandy Field Nature Park on Friday, April 4, starting at 2 p.m.

The park is located on Three Chopt Road west of Patterson Avenue near the university.

The tree planting is one of the programs planned in conjunction with the April 10-11 inauguration of the university’s new president, Edward L. Ayers, and reflects the university’s focus on protecting the environment. As part of President Ayer’s inauguration, the university is donating a total of 178 trees that will be planted in various locations around the city—in honor of the university’s 178-year history.