I recently found out that in some councils around Sydney, residents can request a street tree for their nature strip.

Some of the councils that mention a request process on their website include:
* Campbelltown City Council
* City of Parramatta
* City of Ryde
* The Hills Shire Council
* Randwick City Council
* Sutherland Shire Council

#Trees #Nature #NatureStrip #UrbanCanopy #UrbanForest #Sustainability #Rewilding #Cities #UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Sydney #Australia

🌳 Please join us for Part 2 w/FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST. Link in bio and available on all the podcast apps.

Topics include:

* “green gentrification”
* FUF’s community outreach
* IDing where to plant trees
* trees’ ability to fight climate change effects
* how you can get involved

📸 Jeff Hunt

#trees #treeplanting #urbancanopy #ClimateChange #environmentalism #environmentaljustice #health #climate #ecology #UrbanEcology #nonprofits #BIPOC #WOC #storytelling #SoundsofTheCity

Boston needs more trees! 🌳 Kudos to @GlobeOpinion for recognizing the importance of expanding the #UrbanCanopy, especially in #EnvironmentalJustice neighborhoods.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/30/opinion/boston-needs-more-trees/

Denver friends. If you have a right of way, that’s empty… Apply for what I call a “City Tree”

https://beasmartash.org/free-trees/

They’ll survey your area (I got 2 because mine was empty and the next door neighbors didn’t have trees either). If approved, they’ll come dig the hole, drop the tree and move on.

Especially valuable as we’re going to keep losing mature ash trees for a while.

All you gotta do is water it.

#denver #trees #urbancanopy #beasmartash

A little news clip about one of the volunteer programs I participate in! (I’m not in this video, but I did help plant at this event.)

#TreeNewMexico plants 100 trees in Albuquerque neighborhoods eight times per year as part of the city’s goal to plant 100k new trees by 2030.

#solarpunk #climateaction #trees #urbancanopy #greencities

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/volunteers-plant-100-trees-in-albuquerque-neighborhood/

Job Posting:
https://www.emichigancity.com/jobs.aspx?uniqueid=124&communityjobs=false&jobid=70
Please share! Message me with questions!
#forester #trees #sustainability #UrbanCanopy 🌳

Job Posting:
https://www.emichigancity.com/jobs.aspx?uniqueid=124&communityjobs=false&jobid=70
Please share! Message me with questions!
#forester #trees #sustainability #UrbanCanopy 🌳

I am lucky enough to live in a part of the country with amazing gardens, both private and public. Though there is a lot of variation across the region depending on the socioeconomic status of suburbs and council priorities.

I do wonder if it would be possible to increase the biodiversity of birds, insects and animals in urban and semi-urban areas if we planted a much wider range of native species. including trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers. I often get frustrated going into mainstream nurseries and seeing the same plants, no matter where we are. It would be fabulous if councils could spend more time and effort planning and caring for a more diverse urban canopy. A much wider selection of flowering native shrubs and bushes creates more habitat options for native insects, birds and other critters. Increased habitat options mean increased resilience.

#UrbanPlanning #Resilience #UrbanCanopy #biodiversity #art #society #NativePlants #adaptation #PublicSpaces #trees #wildlife #possum #politics

Here is a watercolour sketch of a cute little Western pygmy possum. I would love to live in urban areas where we had an increased chance of seeing wild animals.