Tagged ‘Urban Trees’
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Saving the Urban Canopy
U.S. cities are losing around 4 million trees each year, but increasingly local governments are imposing soil minimums to help stem the tide. Here’s a look at four such policies.
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Pests of the Ports
Ports are gateways to invasive species. Pests can enter in all sorts of ways — in or on cargo, burrowed within packing material, swimming in ballast water or hitchhiking on animals that themselves are catching a ride.
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Urban Trees: Let’s Grow Old Together
Mature urban trees are known to reduce crime, improve air quality and save energy. Many local policies focus on the number of trees that get planted, rather than the quality. But that’s not the case everywhere, and explains why places like Dublin, Ohio will have a healthy urban forest for years to come.
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Planting Trees Is Like Not Eating A Marshmallow
Almost every part of a development or redevelopment is at its best and most valuable when it is the newest. Trees are the rare exception to this rule. They look better and better — and function accordingly — as they mature.
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Urban Art on San Diego’s Waterfront
A collection of eclectic artist-created “trees” lines the San Diego Bay. Varying in color, form, and material, the trees invite public interaction and interpretation.
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