Particulate matter (PM) is a component of air pollution harmful to children’s health and is often found in elevated concentrations around urban schools. Vegetation barriers can protect children from exposure to PM by capturing and accumulating particulates and preventing their dispersion. This study, commissioned by the Texas Trees Foundation, sought to determine the efficiency of […]
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Increasing the number of trees across Dallas is vital to keeping our neighborhoods cool, healthy, and beautiful. But currently, too many of our historically underserved and overlooked communities lack even an adequate tree canopy. Download Tree Equity Planting Map (.pdf)
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Thank you to all our volunteers and sponsors! The Branching Out program began in 2018, in an effort to reforest and beautify Dallas’ aging urban canopy. For each planting the Dallas Park and Recreation, the Texas Trees Foundation, organizational donors, and community volunteers work collaboratively to strategically plant trees with the intentions to increase the
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Company volunteers from Crow Holdings and staff of Texas Trees Foundation distributed 2,000 tree seedlings Dallas, Texas – April 21, 2023 – Crow Holdings, a leading national real estate investment and development firm, continued sponsorship of and participation in EarthX, an international nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to educating and inspiring people and organizations to take
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More than two dozen Dallas ISD schools that live in “park deserts” are getting neighborhood parks through a partnership with Texas Trees Foundation Cool Schools Program. Park deserts are areas that do not have park access within a 10 minute walk. Lang Middle School is the first middle school within Dallas ISD to receive a
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Check Credentials When Hiring an Arborist for Tree Care Texas Trees Foundation recommends several steps for property owners before selecting an arborist and releases a set of commonly asked questions within this process. By: Tara Nathanson, Urban Forestry Coordinator DALLAS, TX (March 22, 2023) – With the first day of spring upon us, property owners
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SEE REPORT Understanding an urban forest’s structure, function and value can promote management decisions that will improve human health and environmental quality. An assessment of the vegetative structure, function, and value of the City of Mesquite urban forest was conducted between February and August 2012. Data from 225 field plots located throughout the City of Mesquite were
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SEE REPORT The campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) is located in a highly developed and urbanized area of Dallas, Texas. Surrounded by concrete, large buildings, and major transportation corridors the SMU campus is an oasis of green comprised of 2,236 trees. To better understand the role trees play on campus, a partnership between Southern
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SEE REPORT Campus Tree Inventory & Ecosystem Services Benefits Report The campus of Abilene Christian University (ACU) is located in the sprawling urban city of Abilene, Texas. Located in the heart of “Big Country,” ACU’s campus sits in the midst of the Rolling Plaines and is an oasis of green comprised of 2,136 trees. To
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SEE REPORT Tree Inventory & Ecosystem Services Benefits Using state-of-the-art technology, Texas Trees Foundation assessed trees in the city center from late 2014 through early 2015. Tree species, total tree height, condition, and other attributes were assessed and cataloged using a data storage and management system designed for tree inventories. This software program enables Downtown
