Carbon Offsets for Urban Trees Are on the Horizon MARIA DOLAN AUG 28, 2018 Austin, Texas, and King County, Washington, are testing carbon credits for planting and protecting urban trees. SHARE TWEET The evidence is in: Urban trees improve air and water quality, reduce energy costs, and improve human health, even as they offer the
Why Street Trees are so Essential for our Cities Posted in Akron, Dorwart, Top Story and Jun 12, 2018 Street trees are often taken for granted and overlooked. But in Akron, Ohio, they’re a mainstay of the urban landscape. Named a 2015 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, Akron received the designation due
A rendering of Barcelona’s planner green corridor network, showing the enlarged park at Plaça de les Glories Catalans at its heart. Ajuntament de Barcelona Built-Out Barcelona Makes Space for an Urban Forest FEARGUS O’SULLIVAN MAY 17, 2017 The city is planning a major green makeover to combat the heat island and create a more welcoming place
10.02.17 WORLD CHANGING IDEAS Cities Should Think About Trees As Public Health Infrastructure Planting trees is an incredibly cheap and simple way to improve the well-being of people in a city. A novel idea: Public health institutions should be financing urban greenery to support well-being and air quality. “It’s not enough to
http://www.recordnet.com/news/20170528/fruit-bowl-still-fresh-as-ever-at-70 By Almendra Carpizo Record Staff Writer Posted May 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM STOCKTON — A lone eucalyptus tree, more than 100 years old, still stands on the edge of Waterloo Road where Frank and Ina Lucchetti sowed the seeds of their family business. It remains large and firm, the only survivor of the 1946 chimney fire that burned
