As the field manager and logistical coordinator of URI’s GreenSkills program, I’ve spent the last month wrapping up our spring tree planting season and thinking about how we’ll move forward and make improvements to our program next fall. One of the best parts of wrapping up is reuniting with our spring 2011 planting crews based out of Empower Enterprise, a back-to-work program for ex-offenders, and Crossroads Inc, a substance-abuse treatment facility. Although our spring planting season is only 6 weeks long, our groups formed a cohesive bond and it felt so good to be back together! It