Tree Huggers

TAMPA, Fla. - The city of Tampa will be adding hundreds of trees in two communities as part of the mayor’s mission to plant 30,000 new trees by 2030.

"We were known, previously, as having one of the best tree canopies in the world," Mayor Jane Castor said. "Every five years, USF does a tree study in the city. This last tree study showed that we had lost approximately 8% of our canopy. And so, we are doing all that we can to replace that and replace it with trees that make a difference."

archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240202223752/https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-01-29/greatest-trees-of-los-angeles

Nearly 8,000 trees and shrubs in southern Louisville and health data from about 500 residents fill out the urban science experiment

Already posted an article on this last month but it fascinates me and I thought this was a good overview :)

I thought I'd share this wonderful film about forest defenders and why they do what they do.

I seriously encourage anyone to think about doing this. Navigating the bureaucracy can be annoying but the chances of success are much higher than guerilla planting. I’ve seen lots of hard work get mowed down by uncaring city employees, so getting them on board ahead of time is worth the effort.

cross-posted from: https://moist.catsweat.com/m/til@lemmy.world/t/123083

There’s a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp on Christmas trees that didn’t find a home.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/5315976

As the world’s climate warms, tree growing ranges in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to move farther north and higher in elevation.

Trees, of course, can’t get up and walk to their new climatic homes. This is where assisted migration is supposed to lend a hand.

A potential labelling error was the latest in a series of concerns for the American Chestnut Foundation, driving the nonprofit to pull support for a genetically engineered tree meant resurrect an iconic American species.

Residents of Colaton Raleigh village in Devon, England were upset after discovering that 100 ancient beech trees located on a conservation site had been felled without consulting the local community. The Forestry Commission approved an application by a local landowner to cut down the trees. Residents said the trees were an important part of the local heritage and habitat, and that it will take over 200 years for new trees to regrow. Experts said engaging local communities is important for conservation decisions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9751948

The Biden administration is moving to conserve groves of old-growth trees on federal land by revising management plans for national forests and grasslands across the U.S. as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.

Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack said the goal was to provide an “ecologically-driven” approach to older forests — an arena where logging interests have historically predominated. It would be the first nationwide amendment to U.S. Forest Service management plans in the agency’s 118-year history, he said.

Details were obtained by The Associated Press in advance of Tuesday’s public release of the proposal.

It follows longstanding calls from environmentalists to preserve older forests that offer crucial wildlife habitat and other environmental benefits. The timber industry has fought against logging restrictions on government-owned lands.