The city of Tampa will be adding hundreds of trees in two communities as part of the mayor’s mission to plant 30,000 new trees by 2030.

TAMPA, Fla. - The city of Tampa will be adding hundreds of trees in two communities as part of the mayor’s mission to plant 30,000 new trees by 2030.

“We were known, previously, as having one of the best tree canopies in the world,” Mayor Jane Castor said. “Every five years, USF does a tree study in the city. This last tree study showed that we had lost approximately 8% of our canopy. And so, we are doing all that we can to replace that and replace it with trees that make a difference.”

  • Adalast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’m glad to hear that the program is not being run by nimrods trying to do this as cheaply as possible. The number of times I see headlines like this and see that it is monoclonal and usually a non-native species, even if it is an invasive species brought into the region a hundred years ago.