The first step to bridging the urban ‘canopy gap’? Counting and mapping trees.

Grist
By Joseph WintersNov 20, 2020, 3:55 am523 ptsHot
All eyes were on Maricopa County, Arizona, earlier this month as election officials were counting every vote. But in the meantime, another group has been busy counting every tree. Trees bring enormous benefits to the communities where they grow. For example, they scrub pollution out of the air and counter the…

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