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Staff member says city has about 4,500 trees and praises volunteers who planted more
Summary
A staff member said the city’s urban forest contains an estimated 4,500 trees and thanked Forestry and Parks Commission staff, volunteers and several commissioners for planting along Willow Street and Cherry Avenue; the speaker cited environmental and property-value benefits but did not provide sources for the estimates.
A staff member said the city has an estimated 4,500 trees in its urban forest and that city staff and volunteers with the Forestry and Parks Commission planted additional trees on Saturday along Willow Street and Cherry Avenue.
The staff member said the plantings were part of ongoing efforts to care for trees in parks, public spaces and along city streets. "They can lower local temperatures…
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