225 Magazine: Volunteering with Baton Rouge Green Protects the City’s Ecology & Economy

By Zane Pio­ntex, Pho­tog­ra­phy by Collin Richie

Terms like ​“urban canopy” and ​“green infra­struc­ture” might not mean much to most, but to the urban and com­mu­ni­ty forestry wiz­ards at non­prof­it Baton Rouge Green, they mean the world.

Any time you’re strolling the streets of Baton Rouge and you hap­pen beneath the shade of a mag­no­lia, bald cypress or water oak, there’s a good chance you’re enjoy­ing the organization’s handiwork.