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Grassroots group Trees Union urges county support to expand tree canopy
Summary
Speakers from Trees Union asked the Union County Board of Commissioners to support tree-planting partnerships and highlighted plans to plant trees at schools, distribute seedlings and prioritize native species as the county grows.
Meredith Marr, co-founder of Trees Union, told the Union County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 that her group seeks county support to expand the county’s tree canopy as development continues. Trees Union, founded in 2023, partners with the county’s urban forestry program and with Union County Public Schools to plant trees at schools and public spaces, Marr said.
The group has already planted 36 trees at…
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