Apex advisory board urges stronger tree protections, staff to study UDO changes
The Environmental Advisory Board presented prioritized recommendations to preserve Apex’s urban canopy—ranging from a heritage‑tree program and stronger root‑zone protections to a tree‑mitigation fund and an urban forester—and asked council to set priorities for UDO amendments.
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The Environmental Advisory Board presented a package of recommendations to the Apex Town Council on strengthening tree protections, saying the town lost roughly 2,180 acres of canopy between 2010 and 2020 and that the canopy delivers substantial ecosystem value.
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