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Public Works wins large USDA urban-forestry grant to plant 3,500 street trees, committee forwards ordinance
Summary
Public Works asked the Budget & Finance Committee to accept a federal Urban & Community Forestry grant to fund the 'Justice, Jobs and Trees' program, focusing on planting 3,500 street trees in disadvantaged census tracts and hiring workforce participants; committee forwarded the ordinance to the Board.
San Francisco Public Works representatives told the Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 18 that the Department had secured an Urban & Community Forestry grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund a multi-year program the department described as 'Justice, Jobs and Trees.' Acting Bureau of Urban Forestry Superintendent Nicholas Crawford said the award will fund…
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