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Council adopts strategic tree canopy plan, hires city arborist and schedules community plantings
Summary
Petersburg City Council adopted a strategic tree canopy plan on June 17, endorsing a goal to maintain roughly 43% canopy over 20 years, confirming the new city arborist position, and approving outreach and implementation steps including a pilot planting program along East Washington Street funded through a Crater PDC grant.
Petersburg City Council unanimously adopted a strategic tree canopy plan on June 17 after a presentation by the Green Infrastructure Center consultants and staff. The plan sets a 20-year goal of maintaining approximately 43% tree canopy coverage across the city while prioritizing equity, heat mitigation, and stormwater benefits.
Consultants reported that current canopy coverage across the city is approximately 45% but unevenly distributed, with some…
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