Sarasota City Commission gives initial approval to new tree ordinance
The ordinance would give additional protections to the sand live oak, the slash pine, the longleaf pine and the southern red cedar.
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The ordinance would give additional protections to the sand live oak, the slash pine, the longleaf pine and the southern red cedar.
At 9:30 on a morning in late May, it was already hot and promising to get hotter as a dozen or so volunteers gathered at the Hoffman Evergreen Preserve in Stonington. They were there to plant trees – a seemingly curious activity, considering the preserve is already a forest. But planting those trees – a mere 150 or so on this particular day – is intended to do more than just revitalize the woodland. Along with a few similar projects around the state, the Hoffman work may help set a course for how Connecticut can adapt its forests to withstand the effects of climate change.