by The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
"The City Council has a duty to give residents their best shot at a healthy life. It can do this by prioritizing new tree planting and ongoing tree care for neighborhoods with less canopy."
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by Michael Finch II, The Sacramento Bee
"Trees cover nearly 20 percent of the city’s 100 square miles. In Land Park, for example, the canopy covers 43 percent — more than double the city-wide average. Now compare that with the 12 percent tree canopy coverage found in Meadowview in south Sacramento... Evidence has been mounting for years about the underlying benefits a hearty canopy affords to individual health."
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by Damian Carrington, The Guardian
Planting and protecting trees is a necessity in the fight against climate change, yet only 2% of global emissions efforts fund these types of natural climate solutions.
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by Ryan Lillis, The Sacramento Bee
We are partnering with The Sacramento Bee to ensure the long-term health of our tree canopy. Through the end of October, all donors and volunteers are eligible for The Bee's best subscription deal ever —the first three months of a new digital subscription are FREE.
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by Michael Finch II, The Sacramento Bee
Is the polyphagous shothole borer a threat to Sacramento's trees?
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by Michael Finch II, The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento's trees are under the threat of climate change and disease.
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by Ray Tretheway, Special to The Sacramento Bee
We must plant more trees and protect mature ones to ensure health and safety for all Sacramentans.
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by Meg Anderson, Nora Eckert, & Sean McMinn, NPR
Planting trees can combat the effects of the urban heat island and climate change.
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