Developing Community-Informed Strategies for Increased Longevity of Urban Trees to Mitigate Climate Change

Members of the Midwest Climate Collaborative in the Indianapolis, Kansas City, Madison, and St. Louis regions are working to increase climate resiliency by expanding tree cover. By addressing common barriers to sustaining and expanding urban tree canopy, this regional collaboration will reduce the urban heat island effect, improve water and air quality, and decrease environmental disparities in historically marginalized communities. This project will identify the technologies, policies, and funding tools that communities can implement to overcome common barriers, and through the Collaborative, these practices will be shared as a regional resource to support similar efforts in other Midwestern cities.