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DeKalb committee adopts urban tree canopy study, urges policy changes and Tree City USA pursuit
Summary
The PECS committee recommended accepting the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and prioritized updating the county's tree bank, pursuing Tree City USA designation, evaluating ordinances and adding LiDAR-based monitoring to protect forest stands and guide future land-use decisions.
DeKalb County's PECS committee voted to accept the county's Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and instructed staff to pursue a set of near-term policy steps, including updating the county's tree bank language and pursuing Tree City USA recognition.
The committee heard that the new assessment, which compares aerial imagery from 2010 to 2023 for unincorporated DeKalb, found canopy coverage of roughly 60.4 percent and an estimated annual economic benefit from trees of more than $45,000,000. "DeKalb's trees provide over $45,000,000 in economic benefits annually," the…
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