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Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual meeting on Friday, May 26, will feature a talk by Don Rakow, who teaches in Cornell's School of Integrative Plant Science.

Don Rakow, who runs Cornell’s Nature RX program and is the former director of Cornell’s Botanic Garden, will be the featured speaker when Berkshire Botanical Garden holds its annual meeting

“Better Together for Mental Health,” a fun day of free activities for all ages on Saturday, May 13 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Stewart Park.

According to Connecticut’s 2020 Forest Action Plan, more than 60% of the state is forested, and the state’s cities have the most urban tree cover in the nation. In Hartford, 99% of residents live within a 10-minute walk to a quality park, according to the Trust for Public Land.

When Herb Virgo spends time on the trails in Hartford’s Keney Park, he feels different. There’s a “heightened sense of wellbeing, a feeling of connectedness,” he said of spending time outside at the nearly 693-acre park in Hartford’s North End. “There are portions of the park that you can visit that completely make you feel […]