Community engagement and outreach have led the improvement efforts for the SWMD Urban Streetscape and Park project and have helped guide the project vision by translating the needs of the community into the design. The SMWD team collaborated with MIG, Inc., an urban planning and community engagement firm with extensive experience across Texas, to execute […]
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The SWMD Transformation team is excited to share our reflections from a busy, inspiring 2023. Read on to hear more about the variety of local stakeholders who provided their valuable insight on the project last year, how our team progressed in the areas of our five project pillars, and the various opportunities where we had
2023: Designing the Future of the Southwestern Medical District Together! Read More »
Help Your Tree Survive in Cold Conditions Winter is here and for most of us that means taking out a blanket and cuddling inside next to the heater for a few months. Our trees, however, don’t get that option and must endure what the Texas weather has in store. Here are a few measures you can take
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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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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
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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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This year, the Texas Trees Foundation celebrated our 40th Anniversary, and it’s apparent that the collective energy, support, and vision that has encircled the Texas Trees Foundation over the past 40 years, to become who we are today, has been essential to our success in creating healthier spaces and places in our communities for people.
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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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In 2021 the Texas Trees Foundation was laser focused on our mission – we invest in trees and people to create healthier communities. Trees are often taken for granted but the pandemic directed us to the need to be outdoors and to the healing nature of the natural environment. Trees and people are symbiotic. We
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What is the Urban Heat Island Effect? Cities tend to get much warmer than their surrounding rural landscapes, particularly during the summer. This temperature difference occurs when cities’ unshaded roads and buildings gain heat during the day and radiate that heat into the surrounding air. SEE REPORT Texas Trees Foundation’s Urban Heat Island Management Study from August
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