Sentences with phrase «street trees»

I have argued that it makes just as much sense to believe that street trees cause illness.

Researchers planted four different trees commonly used as street trees in Australia in three different soil types (leaving some unplanted to serve as controls).

We completed canopy cover mapping to identify hot areas with fewer trees to prioritize new street tree planting locations

Green infrastructure can be integrated in urban and suburban landscapes in the form of street trees, permeable pavement, rain gardens, rainwater harvesting, and detention structures.

Suburban parks, street tree canopies and private gardens make this an urban place that's surprisingly close to nature.

Improvements on Flatbush Avenue near the park are already in the works with $ 2.4 million in funding from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo to improve pedestrian walkways, plant street trees and add new fencing.

Researchers in the Future Cities Laboratory at the Singapore - ETH Centre, a research outpost of ETH Zurich, developed a method to map and quantify how street trees regulate ecosystem services.

«To fill the vacant street tree sites would require planting 16 million trees.

The annual Main Street Tree Lighting takes place at the California Heritage Museum Lawn (next to the Victorian), with the Samohi Choir and The Caroling Company.

One New Yorker struck by a renegade tree limb in Central Park was awarded $ 11.5 million for his injuries, which was more than twice the Parks Department budget for street tree pruning contracts between FY 2010 — 2012.

At this auction, the highest estimated price has been put on Rodney Graham's Main Street Tree from 2006.

People who live in homes that have tree - lined landscapes or commanding views of natural surroundings tend to have lower levels of stress, according to the study «Urban Street Trees: 22 Benefits» by researcher Dan Burden.

Hidden Harvest is a program to harvest fruit from Pittsburgh street trees and backyards that would have gone to waste, and in our gleaning program, volunteers harvest crops that are no longer sellable.

REGISTER HERE to attend NYC Street Tree Resources on Monday 10/2!

These green solutions include street trees, vegetation barriers (including hedges), green (or living) walls, and green roofs.

The research on the overall impact of urban heat on red maples is in «The effects of urban warming on herbivore abundance and street tree condition,» which was published in PLOS ONE on July 23.

This new and relatively inexpensive method of rapidly estimating the amount of shade provided by street trees could help urban planners to identify areas of a city with low shade and prioritise the planting of new trees.

«Biodiversity of vegetation within our cities is important and street tree selection should not be based on a single criterion,» Denman says.

People began to take notice only because elms were such a common street tree in cities.

From beautiful homes made from salvaged cars to Guerrilla Grafters creating illegal street trees, these guys are digging up some of the coolest initiatives in harcore sustainable living.

There is no fee required for a Tree Planting Permit, however, the permit is necessary to ensure that street trees do not impact infrastructure and are appropriately planted so that they thrive and become a neighborhood asset.

San Francisco has adopted several policies related to the care of our urban forest, including Tree Pruning Standards, the Recommended Street Tree List, and more.

«We believe that large street trees can reduce crime by signaling to a potential criminal that a neighborhood is better cared for and, therefore, a criminal is more likely to be caught,» says Donovan.

But while the new pavement and curbstones have contributed to the renewal of the urban space, the first to fall victim to the tractors during the renovation were, to the horror of many, several hundred mature street trees that provided the street with much - needed shade and helped to purify the air.

Prime location on Bay Ridge 6th Ave and 76th Street tree lined block.

Money collected from the fee is planned to go into the town's tree committee «exclusively for the planting of new street trees and / or the replacement of damaged or removed trees on town property,» according to the new law approved at Tuesday's Town Board meeting.

While it is generally accepted that trees and plants benefit urban environments, until now researchers have had very little data to work with in order to quantify the extent that street trees regulate urban ecosystems.

San Francisco: Friends of the Urban Forest assist residents plant and care for street trees and sidewalk gardens in urban areas, especially low - income neighborhoods.

With over 6,000 street trees and over 1,600 trees within city parks, Democratic Mayor Kathy Sheehan says Albany «loves being a Tree City.»

The city has been barking up the wrong tree when it comes to pruning 650,000 street trees, an audit by Controller Scott Stringer found.

As part of this work, permeable sidewalks and rain gardens were installed to better absorb water runoff; and 28,000 street trees were planted that improve air quality, offer shade and absorb water.

«The new street trees and their tree guards will add much - needed greenery to Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue and help make our neighborhood an even better place to shop, live and do business.»

Researchers on the project concluded that increasing the cover of the street tree canopy could reduce ground surface and air temperatures on Singapore's streets.

«Earlier studies have shown that urban warming increases pest abundance in street trees,» says Emily Meineke, lead author of a paper describing the work.

A new study monetized the benefits of trees (think: carbon storage, pollutant trapping, and water reception) and found that California's 9.1 million street trees have an annual value of $ 1 billion, or $ 111 per tree.

«California has approximately 9.1 million street trees, about one for every four city resident,» the authors say.

Assuming that 50 % of these are readily plantable, it appears feasible to nearly double the state's street tree population through planting of another 8 million vacant street tree sites.»

He's part of a 4 - H Tech Wizards project to create a street tree inventory, a database used by his city of Cornelius, Oregon to monitor the variety and health of trees on city property.

Of course it's not old growth forest; much of it is street trees and parks and yard and business landscaping.

William Cronon in his book Changes in the Land describes the regeneration of forest cover in the US northeast as agriculture moved west and the northeast became increasingly urban and suburban with yards, parks, street trees, conservation areas and places that simply reverted to nature.

Features such as sidewalks and trails, street trees, inviting building façades, small setbacks, minimal parking lot area, and measures to slow automobiles also increase pedestrian activity.

US Forest Service and UC Davis worked together to calculate that the trees contribute about $ 1 billion annually — nearly $ 111 per tree for each of the state's 9.1 million street trees.

Completed in 2003, the Street Tree Analysis provided structure and environmental services data for...

Urban forestry includes garden and farm trees, street trees, trees in parks and open spaces; woodlands, trees and woodlands along rivers and trees in farmland (agro-forestry).

Today about 3,700 acres of natural areas in forested parks and greenways, in addition to street trees and trees on private land, comprise the city's total tree canopy.