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  1. Why do some parts of Albuquerque look like fall and why should we care?

    Like most US TV news, it's a very short segment and while they talk to some experts, it's just for soundbites. It could use a much deeper segment so people really understand what habits to develop.

    youtube.com/watch?v=5FPiWGkUhTo #ClimateEmergency #UrbanForest #Albuquerque #Arboriculture

  2. Why do some parts of Albuquerque look like fall and why should we care?

    Like most US TV news, it's a very short segment and while they talk to some experts, it's just for soundbites. It could use a much deeper segment so people really understand what habits to develop.

    youtube.com/watch?v=5FPiWGkUhTo #ClimateEmergency #UrbanForest #Albuquerque #Arboriculture

  3. Reddit's Tree Lawyers Are Losing Their Minds

    Something I learned while taking Master Gardener training is how many neighbors will mess with neighbors' plants, including trespassing to do so. People get very aggressive towards people's plants and those whose property is violated understandably get angry.

    youtube.com/watch?v=KZZVzt3mwlc #US #Law #Landscaping #Gardening #UrbanForest

  4. Reddit's Tree Lawyers Are Losing Their Minds

    Something I learned while taking Master Gardener training is how many neighbors will mess with neighbors' plants, including trespassing to do so. People get very aggressive towards people's plants and those whose property is violated understandably get angry.

    youtube.com/watch?v=KZZVzt3mwlc #US #Law #Landscaping #Gardening #UrbanForest

  5. Crown Heights street wins Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' "Greenest Block in Brooklyn" contest

    Looks great except for some accessibility issues... when you create works like this, remember to keep the sidewalks clear for wheelchair accessibility and accessibility for those who are blind/low vision.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Af56p0oZQNo #NYC #Gardening #UrbanForest #BotanicalGarden #Accessibility

  6. Crown Heights street wins Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' "Greenest Block in Brooklyn" contest

    Looks great except for some accessibility issues... when you create works like this, remember to keep the sidewalks clear for wheelchair accessibility and accessibility for those who are blind/low vision.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Af56p0oZQNo #NYC #Gardening #UrbanForest #BotanicalGarden #Accessibility

  7. ‘Our tree is gone’: St. Louis County couple says tree was cut down days after buying home

    Unfortunately will not be treated like the serious crime it is. It's not just vandalism or theft or check cashing scam. The tree is a living being that was performing ecosystem services for that area.

    youtube.com/watch?v=DOR5194hZ-0 #UrbanForest #Scam #StLouis

  8. ‘Our tree is gone’: St. Louis County couple says tree was cut down days after buying home

    Unfortunately will not be treated like the serious crime it is. It's not just vandalism or theft or check cashing scam. The tree is a living being that was performing ecosystem services for that area.

    youtube.com/watch?v=DOR5194hZ-0 #UrbanForest #Scam #StLouis

  9. It wasn't mentioned in the report above, but tree cover in cities in the US tends to echo class/race division lines. The higher the income, the more tree cover.

    They said that Austin had about 41% tree cover, but it was not evenly distributed. There is more on the west side of Austin.

    censusdots.com/race/austin-tx- #Texas #UrbanForest #Class #Race

  10. It wasn't mentioned in the report above, but tree cover in cities in the US tends to echo class/race division lines. The higher the income, the more tree cover.

    They said that Austin had about 41% tree cover, but it was not evenly distributed. There is more on the west side of Austin.

    censusdots.com/race/austin-tx- #Texas #UrbanForest #Class #Race

  11. "East Portland neighborhoods with fewer trees are the focus of Portland's effort to plant and give away 10,000 trees each year to increase shade"

    Giving away trees is good, but they need to be the right species for the right location and people need to be educated on how best to plant and maintain them. I hope Portland is doing that well.

    youtube.com/watch?v=VE3JdHWNpsQ #ClimateEmergency #Portland #UrbanForest

  12. "East Portland neighborhoods with fewer trees are the focus of Portland's effort to plant and give away 10,000 trees each year to increase shade"

    Giving away trees is good, but they need to be the right species for the right location and people need to be educated on how best to plant and maintain them. I hope Portland is doing that well.

    youtube.com/watch?v=VE3JdHWNpsQ #ClimateEmergency #Portland #UrbanForest

  13. Thanks to everyone who came out to our Community Conversation on housing last week. It was a great chance to have some more in-depth discussions and connect the dots between affordability, liveable neighbourhoods, and sustainable development.

    #kitchener #housing #wrpoli #rentals #infill #missingmiddle #urbanforest

  14. Thanks to everyone who came out to our Community Conversation on housing last week. It was a great chance to have some more in-depth discussions and connect the dots between affordability, liveable neighbourhoods, and sustainable development.

    #kitchener #housing #wrpoli #rentals #infill #missingmiddle #urbanforest

  15. Giant willow tree falls in Boston Public Garden

    A young woman happened to be there and took a series of photos of it falling.

    youtube.com/watch?v=qThF6amt4p8 #UrbanForest #Tree #PlantPathology

  16. Giant willow tree falls in Boston Public Garden

    A young woman happened to be there and took a series of photos of it falling.

    youtube.com/watch?v=qThF6amt4p8 #UrbanForest #Tree #PlantPathology

  17. The good ol' days when it was front page news that the city had created a City Forester position. And that it was going to allot resources to take care of the trees it planted, etc. etc.

    From The Oceanside Blade, 12 August 1927.

    Courtesy of a resource that needs your donations - the California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu/

    #Archives #California #UrbanForest #Horticulture #Carob

  18. The good ol' days when it was front page news that the city had created a City Forester position. And that it was going to allot resources to take care of the trees it planted, etc. etc.

    From The Oceanside Blade, 12 August 1927.

    Courtesy of a resource that needs your donations - the California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu/

    #Archives #California #UrbanForest #Horticulture #Carob

  19. Balancing protection and risk: Understanding the dual impact of trees on low-rise buildings during extreme wind events

    "This study investigates the dual role of trees in either mitigating or exacerbating wind-induced damage to low-rise buildings during extreme wind events. Trees can act as natural windbreaks that reduce wind loads, but they also pose significant risks when uprooted or broken."

    doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2025.1 #ClimateChange #UrbanForest

  20. Balancing protection and risk: Understanding the dual impact of trees on low-rise buildings during extreme wind events

    "This study investigates the dual role of trees in either mitigating or exacerbating wind-induced damage to low-rise buildings during extreme wind events. Trees can act as natural windbreaks that reduce wind loads, but they also pose significant risks when uprooted or broken."

    doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2025.1 #ClimateChange #UrbanForest

  21. From #WellingboroughEcoGroup!

    #UK - Garden For #Wildlife

    "Gardening for wildlife is probably the easiest way to garden, and is possibly the best thing that you can do for animals. It’s also something that we can all do in our gardens, and if you have one, in our allotments too.

    "There’s nothing that beats the sound of #BirdSong, the spectacle of #butterflies and #bees, and the thrill of meeting squirrels and hedgehogs. Between us, we have over a million acres of gardens; these are a rich mixture of #habitats that add up to the largest nature reserve in the country.

    "If you can think of your garden as a sunny glade, set amongst the trees of an #UrbanForest, that’s filled with fruits and flowers; with a little encouragement, wildlife will come."

    Learn more:
    wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/

    #SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForWildlife #Gardening #EcoHub #UrbanForests

  22. From #WellingboroughEcoGroup!

    #UK - Garden For #Wildlife

    "Gardening for wildlife is probably the easiest way to garden, and is possibly the best thing that you can do for animals. It’s also something that we can all do in our gardens, and if you have one, in our allotments too.

    "There’s nothing that beats the sound of #BirdSong, the spectacle of #butterflies and #bees, and the thrill of meeting squirrels and hedgehogs. Between us, we have over a million acres of gardens; these are a rich mixture of #habitats that add up to the largest nature reserve in the country.

    "If you can think of your garden as a sunny glade, set amongst the trees of an #UrbanForest, that’s filled with fruits and flowers; with a little encouragement, wildlife will come."

    Learn more:
    wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/

    #SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForWildlife #Gardening #EcoHub #UrbanForests

  23. "Any vegetational cover that you put in the city is going to have a positive effect, especially with heat. People have a place to gather or sit or meditate, or kids can go there and play."

    npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-57344

    #essay #climate #environment #UrbanForest #UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange

  24. "Any vegetational cover that you put in the city is going to have a positive effect, especially with heat. People have a place to gather or sit or meditate, or kids can go there and play."

    npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-57344

    #essay #climate #environment #UrbanForest #UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange

  25. Mixed clouds over a nearby urban forest. More rain expected today; clearing up by evening.
    Tomorrow's forecast is all sunshine. Perfect conditions for our galpals mini golf adventure 😊

    #Wsanec #Saanich #UrbanForest #trees #skies #TreeCanopy #GarryOak #Spring #clouds #nature #Greenspaces #UrbanTrees #ecological #environment #forest #atmosphere #weather #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Cascadia #YYJ

  26. Mixed clouds over a nearby urban forest. More rain expected today; clearing up by evening.
    Tomorrow's forecast is all sunshine. Perfect conditions for our galpals mini golf adventure 😊

    #Wsanec #Saanich #UrbanForest #trees #skies #TreeCanopy #GarryOak #Spring #clouds #nature #Greenspaces #UrbanTrees #ecological #environment #forest #atmosphere #weather #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Cascadia #YYJ

  27. Kelowna shade trees cut down to make way for bike lanes

    The report never once asks if there's a way to have cycle lanes AND have mature trees. There is, if you want to close that block off to cars and thus not have to widen the road to get a cycle lane in there that preserves driver space.

    The report's comments are turned off.

    youtube.com/watch?v=AcDr32v4Cnc #BikeTooter #UrbanForest

  28. Kelowna shade trees cut down to make way for bike lanes

    The report never once asks if there's a way to have cycle lanes AND have mature trees. There is, if you want to close that block off to cars and thus not have to widen the road to get a cycle lane in there that preserves driver space.

    The report's comments are turned off.

    youtube.com/watch?v=AcDr32v4Cnc #BikeTooter #UrbanForest

  29. to be trimmed or even one or two getting razed as a preventative measure...but proper horticultural care has more importance than it has been assigned for some decades now). #UrbanForest #Climate

  30. to be trimmed or even one or two getting razed as a preventative measure...but proper horticultural care has more importance than it has been assigned for some decades now). #UrbanForest #Climate

  31. Right species for the right place is always key. And planting not just for the size of the immature tree, but the size and girth of the mature one.

    I feel like if there were more interdisciplinary work between plant physiologists who specialize in tree roots, horticulturalists/arborists, and those who design streets/sidewalks/sewers, we could come up with a gallery design for sidewalks that allowed room to account for mature root size. Knowing how & where to irrigate also matters. #UrbanForest

  32. Right species for the right place is always key. And planting not just for the size of the immature tree, but the size and girth of the mature one.

    I feel like if there were more interdisciplinary work between plant physiologists who specialize in tree roots, horticulturalists/arborists, and those who design streets/sidewalks/sewers, we could come up with a gallery design for sidewalks that allowed room to account for mature root size. Knowing how & where to irrigate also matters. #UrbanForest

  33. Neighbors lament N.J. town's decision to cut down towering -- and ancient -- trees

    There *are* solutions, but places dominated by pennywise and pound-foolish thinking tend not to want to invest in them.

    The sidewalks need to be smooth for disabled folks & others. If all the homeowners there would be willing to cede some front lawn, the sidewalk could be widened & remade. Or they could ban cars and pedestrianize the street.

    youtube.com/watch?v=LvonLZcSkpw #UrbanForest

  34. Neighbors lament N.J. town's decision to cut down towering -- and ancient -- trees

    There *are* solutions, but places dominated by pennywise and pound-foolish thinking tend not to want to invest in them.

    The sidewalks need to be smooth for disabled folks & others. If all the homeowners there would be willing to cede some front lawn, the sidewalk could be widened & remade. Or they could ban cars and pedestrianize the street.

    youtube.com/watch?v=LvonLZcSkpw #UrbanForest