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Smart Cities Dive2d
Urban tree-planting programs adapt to federal funding retraction
The Trump administration rescinded $75 million in federal grants for tree maintenance and planting in underserved ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN12d
Urban Heat Crisis: How Strategic Tree Planting Makes a Difference
Urban trees often stand at the center of plans to fight rising city temperatures. Their cooling power seems simple and ...
Local News Matters on MSN1d
Tree City USA: East Palo Alto receives coveted title, achieving goal it set in urban forest plan
The City of East Palo Alto has been officially designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation, city ...
Discover Magazine12d
Greener Neighborhoods, Healthier Newborns: The Power of Urban Tree Planting
Green spaces can also improve air quality and lower noise pollution — real benefits, especially in urban environments ... School of Public Health points to an easy solution: plant more trees. The ...
Mission Local3d
Why does Bayview-Hunters Point have so few street trees?
Despite an ambitious plan passed nearly a decade ago that put the city in charge of taking care of street trees, San ...
Willamette Week2d
City Councilor Proposes Stripping Urban Forestry’s Tree Regulation Team, Directing Savings Toward Parks
Urban Forestry, which is led by city forester Jenn Cairo, regulates the city’s Tree Code, or Title 11. The Tree Code ...
The Philadelphia Citizen4d
Where Are the Trees We Were Promised?
Two years into the City’s first-ever Tree Plan, our Philadelphia's canopy has remained static — not the increase Parker ...
C&G Newspapers9d
Trees offer many benefits to residents and the local ecosystem
Trees play an important role in our natural habitats and urban areas. With Arbor Day having taken place April 25, here are ...
St. Paul tree-planting program loses federal funding; other programs on edge
Other tree-planting programs are preparing for potential cuts.