Rensselaer will go greener with planting of gardens, trees across city

RENSSELAER (WRGB) Things will be a bit greener in the city, as a planting project begins this week.

Capital Roots and 32 volunteers will plant a rain garden, border gardens, and trees around Rensselaer Thursday and Friday, part of Capital Roots' Urban Greening program.

Many larger-scale greening projects are on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. but organizers say this week's project will go forward, with safety and health precautions in place.

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Urban Greening began in 1989, and Capital Roots has planted thousands of trees and implemented dozens of public landscaping projects throughout the region.