Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela’s proposed amendments to a city of Miami ordinance surrounding tree canopy requirements have sparked heated discussions among residents, particularly regarding changes ...
Tree people talk about the canopy like an existential struggle. On one side, the irreplaceable nourishment of water, sunlight, open green space and air — all fundamentals. Troops, each a sort of ...
That’s because the public good sometimes trumps individual property rights. And the services provided by mature trees on ...
LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Going into its pilot Canopy Tree Giveaway program earlier this year, city officials weren’t sure what to expect. They quickly learned that there was high interest. Within hours ...
Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace? Is there tree canopy cover shading at least 30% of the surrounding neighbourhood? Can you find a park within 300 metres of the building?
Thank you for the editorial “More paving, fewer trees. So much for a green ‘One Seattle’ ” (Dec. 6, Opinion). As a resident of North Seattle for over 45 years, I’ve watched the ...
On Thursday in the South Bronx, Mayor Eric Adams announced the kickoff of his Urban Forest Plan, which aims to equitably increase the city’s tree canopy to 30%. Currently the city stands at about 22%, ...
The study measured access to nature in eight global cities and found most of them to be grossly deficient in canopy cover. This is despite these cities having a significant number of trees in sight.
PAWTUCKET – Pawtucket residents were given the opportunity to have a say on where they would like to see more tree cover throughout the city on Thursday, Nov.14, thanks to funding from the ...
I received a backyard conservation grant from my county conservation district a few years ago to help support installing rain barrels and raised garden beds ... lacked tree canopy, knocked on ...
Australia’s two largest capital cities have far too little tree canopy, which increases the cities’ heat island effects and leads to increased rates of obesity, depression, anxiety and heatstroke.