Memorial Tree Planting Project

May 2024 – 2029

A total of 144 trees (one for each of 139 victims and five heroes) will be planted along the river as a living memorial. Each tree will be dedicated to an individual flood victim, the entire family that perished, or a hero of the day. The plantings will take place over five years as the Mill River Greenway shared-use path along the river is developed.

Events Designed by These Local Organizations

Historic Northampton | Leeds Civic Association | Smith College Department of Landscape Studies | Mill River Greenway Initiative | Meekins Library | Williamsburg Woodland Trails

Leeds Civic Association
Williamsburg Woodland Trails
The Mill River Greenway Initiative
Williamsburg Libraries
Smith College
Mass Cultural Council Williamsburg

Thank you to our sponsors for their generosity

Holmberg & Howe Land Surveyors  |  Loven Excavating & Construction, Inc. | National Grid  |  Whalen Insurance  |  Finck & Perras Insurance Agency |  Florence Bank | Daily Hampshire Gazette  |  Nasami Farm  |  Arthur King Fund  | Greenfield Savings Bank |Berkshire Design Group, Inc.  |  O’Reilly Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc.  |  Florence Casket Company