Urban trees are on the rise but researchers are only starting to uncover the best way to cool cities with them.

A Wooster alum helped plant 21 wildfire trees on campus, adding fall color and shade while celebrating the College of Wooster’s tree-focused mission.

The Sarasota Neighborhood Canopy Program that provides installed trees for $100 each has concluded for 2025 with plans to return next summer.

In a news release, officials announced that Clark County would distribute 2,300 trees, contributing to the “urban forest” initiative launched in 2024. The program aims to target areas most vulnerable ...

Portland Parks partners with Bridgetown Construction to plant trees, focusing on areas with low canopy coverage.

Supporting partners said it’s a way to invite people to be apart of something bigger, while restoring shade, improving air quality and renewing the green canopy.

Since 2020, one-third of all mature, “special tree” removals happened in the ward with the densest tree canopy. Redevelopment of smaller homes into mansions comes at the expense of healthy trees.

Hurricane Helene helped fell almost 1 million trees across SC, at least 1 percent of our state's canopy. A year later, we should redouble efforts to plant more.