Trees offer a wide range of benefits to people, and the fact that some Portland neighborhoods have far fewer trees than others has important implications for racial justice and community health and wellbeing. Let’s dig more into these issues and how the Environmental Services Tree Program is addressing them!
Read MoreThere’s a lot to learn about trees and tree-planting here in Portland. Who plants Portland’s trees? Which species are best, and how does climate change factor in? How can you get involved? To answer these questions and more, we talked with experts at the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), which runs two important programs aimed at planting and caring for trees and expanding Portland’s urban canopy.
Read MoreDid you know that some parts of Portland become far hotter than others? Learn about urban heat islands in the Portland metro area, why they exist, how they relate to social justice issues, and how you can help!
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