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A historic amount of money is being spent on urban tree planting and maintenance in underserved, often concrete-covered neighborhoods across the country.
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More than a decade ago, Tacoma set an ambitious goal to increase its tree canopy and do so equitably but so far, its been a slow start. At Tacoma Tree Foundation's annual Branch Out event, community partners distributed and planted almost 500 trees. Homeowners, city leaders and volunteers described growing momentum through this kind of community outreach.
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Amid increasing heat waves driven by climate change, the role of trees in urban environments becomes more crucial every year. Tacoma has fewer trees than any other city in the Puget Sound region – and some of the most aggressive goals to change that.