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Tag Archives: urban forest
Why Urban Forests Can’t be “Native”
This article is republished with permission and minor edits from Conservation Sense and Nonsense, an environmental blog that considers current ecological topics including “native plant restorations.” We are publishing it here because we think the opposition to eucalyptus by nativist … Continue reading
Posted in deforestation, Environment, eucalyptus
Tagged Conservation Sense and Nonsense, Matt Ritter, urban forest
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Urban Greening Draft – Speak for The Trees by 5 Dec 2016
In September 2016, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNR) started planning a grant program for Urban Greening. It sounds good at first: The money, 3/4 of which must be used in economically disadvantaged communities, is for planting trees to store … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged California, California Natural Resources Agency, urban forest
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Eucalyptus in San Francisco’s Urban Forest
One of the arborists who looked at Sutro Forest sent us this article, reprinted with the permission of its author. Written about San Francisco’s Glen Canyon, it was first published in 2009. Alma Hecht was formerly a volunteer with Friends … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, eucalyptus
Tagged eucalyptus, Glen Canyon, urban forest, Urban Forest Council of San Francisco
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