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BETHEL — Inland Woods + Trails and The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit land trust, announced an expansion of Bethel Community Forest, growing the protected forest by more than 50% to more than 1,500 acres. The lands added to the Bethel Community Forest (532 acres) include 2,500 feet of Chapman Brook, which serves as Bethel’s […]
As the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms. It was the latest in a string of Seattle summers in the last decade, including a record-breaking heat dome in 2021, to feature drier conditions and hotter temperatures that have left many trees…
As the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms. Research has shown the shade of mature trees also helps reduce unhealthful “heat islands,” especially in poor neighborhoods. But life of a city tree is already challenging and those problems are being compounded by a warming planet.
Cities across the world have promised to plant more carbon-absorbing trees to help fight climate change. Research has shown the shade of mature trees also helps reduce unhealthful “heat islands,” especially in poor neighborhoods. But life of a city tree is already challenging and those problems are being compounded by a warming planet. Increasingly, the challenge for city arborists is to keep old and new trees alive, and it's incurring a bigger hit on municipal budgets.
Cities across the world have promised to plant more carbon-absorbing trees to help fight climate change.