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Residents press council to expand tree planting and heat‑island measures
Summary
Multiple residents, academics and environmental advocates urged the City Council to accelerate tree planting, fund a public-facing plan for reforestation and address Bakersfield’s urban heat‑island effects; speakers cited scientific studies and recent local tree losses.
Residents, academics and local environmental advocates urged the Bakersfield City Council on June 25 to accelerate tree planting, expand tree preservation and adopt stronger measures to reduce the urban heat‑island effect.
Antje Lauer, a biology professor at California State University, Bakersfield, praised the city’s tree advisory group and distributed scientific reviews she said would help secure grant funding. “A green city promotes mental health and also physical health,” Lauer told the…
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