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Metro seeks canopy gains with Root Nashville, tree planting and revised tree credits
Summary
Metro Water Services described urban forestry programs tied to stormwater goals: Root Nashville target, public‑private partnerships, tree bank funds and new tree credits intended to preserve existing canopy on infill projects.
Metro Water Services staff on Feb. 26 described a multi‑pronged urban forestry effort that Metro leaders and partners say supports stormwater management, heat mitigation and neighborhood greening.
Rebecca Doan (Metro Water Services) outlined the department’s urban forestry work, the citywide Root Nashville campaign, the TreeBank fund for developer tree mitigation payments and several regulatory and program changes intended to protect and expand canopy.
Key points
- Root Nashville and plantings: Metro is participating in Root Nashville, a public‑private effort with the Common River Compact and other partners to plant large numbers of trees across the city. Staff said the program has planted about 50,000 trees in recent campaigns and has an aspirational target to plant 500,000 trees by 2050. Metro Water Services told the committee it aims to…
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