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Birmingham staff say urban-forest inventory improving; commission discusses canopy, outreach and carbon credits
Summary
Forestry staff reported that more than 17,000 city-owned trees are inventoried and that canopy condition and species diversity improved since 2012; the commission discussed planting goals, a possible tree advisory committee and early exploration of urban forest carbon-credit opportunities.
Forestry staff presented a state-of-the-city inventory for public trees and outlined goals to improve species diversity and age distribution.
Scott Zelensky, director of public services, introduced forestry staff and described a recent inventory showing roughly 17,000 city-owned trees logged in the city's TreeKeeper system (out of an estimated 25,000 city-owned…
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