How the Urban Heat Island is Impacting North Texas With the Texas summer in full swing, residents of urban areas are dealing with something their rural counterparts may not: Urban Heat Islands. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect occurs when built surfaces, like roads, parking lots, and roofs, heat up during the day and slowly …
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This week’s excessive heat warnings affect not only the well-being of humans, but also trees. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of heat stress in trees and what you can do to help it survive. Further, learn heat-tolerant tree species for planting in Texas. As dangerous heat continues in Dallas with triple digits all week, …
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Young Adults Transforming Dallas to a Greener, Cleaner & Cooler Community The Foundation’s jobs training program will meet the growing needs for a trained workforce in urban forestry and arboriculture that will provide young adults, 18-24 years of age; a 20-week paid work experience designed to create Connection, Career Path, and Community. Program Goals & …
Helping your tree survive and thrive under harsh conditions It’s Summertime in Texas, and that means one thing: it is hot. While older, more established trees are well adapted to the heat and humidity, younger and newly planted trees will struggle to thrive under these harsh conditions, causing stress to the tree that can lead …
Cohort 4 with Dallas ISD is ongoing with the design phase—we are continuing to meet with campus leadership and teachers to collect input on desired outdoor learning themes, getting updated plans from our landscape architects, and sharing updates with the bond team, and conducting site visits. We will begin community engagement and collaboration in May, …
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Cohort 1 (August 2020-Fall 2021) Sylvia Mendez CREW Leadership Academy Located in John Ireland Elementary School 1515 N. Jim Miller Rd. | Dallas, TX 75217 Trees previous # of trees: 38 # of trees planted: 89 # of tree species planted: 15 Playground Features witch’s tower spinner bowl bird’s nest swing parkour 4 carousel with …
Cohort 1 (August 2020-Fall 2021) Sam Houston Elementary School 2827 Throckmorton St. | Dallas, TX 75219 Trees previous # of trees: 21 # of trees planted: 35 # of tree species planted: 12 Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 804 Playground Features tree climber six sided climbing structure double swing combination spicas parkour …
Cohort 1 (August 2020-Fall 2021) Reinhardt Elementary School 5000 Berridge Ln. | Dallas, TX 75227 Trees previous # of trees: 23 # of trees planted: 80 # of tree species planted: 21 Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 3,570 Playground Features embankment slide spinner bowl bird’s nest swing witch’s tower parkour Outdoor Learning …
Cohort 1 (August 2020-Fall 2021) Frank Guzick Elementary School 5000 Berridge Ln. | Dallas, TX 75227 Trees previous # of trees: 52 # of trees planted: 84 # of tree species planted: 16 Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 4,817 Playground Features witch’s tower six sided climbing structure double swing combination parkour 4 …
Cohort 1 (August 2020-Fall 2021) David G. Burnet Elementary School 3200 Kinkaid Dr. | Dallas, TX 75220 Trees previous # of trees: 75 # of trees planted: 90 initial tree canopy coverage: 12.37% % of increased canopy: 14.21% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 8,714 Playground Features flexus six sided climbing structure parkour …
