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Advocates Push $100M Municipal Reforestation Fund to Cool Cities and Boost Equity
Summary
Community groups, municipal staff, and conservation organizations urged the committee to create a permanently funded municipal reforestation program (H.1013 / S.553) to expand tree canopy—especially in environmental‑justice neighborhoods—and support nursery capacity, job training, and long‑term maintenance.
Dozens of municipal leaders, tree wardens and nonprofit groups told the joint committee that a dedicated municipal reforestation program would deliver public‑health, climate and economic benefits and help target investments to neighborhoods with low canopy.
Speakers including Lisa Olney on behalf of Wellesley’s Climate Action Committee, Celeste Fanolia of the Sierra Club Massachusetts chapter, and representatives of the Mass Community Trees Coalition described H.1013 / S.553 as a vehicle to (1) create an urban forest advisory council, (2) fund…
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