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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SWMD Plan SWMD Brochure Rooted in the City of Dallas for more than a century, the Southwestern Medical District (SWMD) is a premier medical center surrounded by active communities. Just three miles from downtown Dallas, the District is the heart of the city’s regional healthcare network and the site of significant social and economic opportunities.
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A note from our Urban Forester Rachel McGregor January 2023’s winter storm most likely will not have any lasting affects on our trees. As long as soil moisture was adequate, and trees were healthy, several days in the 20’s should not be an issue for most of our native tree species. As we continue to
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Did You Know? Trees Act As A Water Filter Most people would agree that trees enhance our lives. But did you know that trees also act as giant water filters for all the species on this planet. Trees use their root systems to uptake dissolved solids from the soil or surrounding wetlands. Some of these
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On January 25, 2023, three experts in urban design and forestry from Texas Trees Foundation (TTF) were invited to present to the Global Sustainability Group and the internationally renowned architectural firm NBBJ, a design team working on TTF’s Southwest Medical District Transformation project. Abstract below. Lannie McClelan, SWMD Program Manager Rose Jones, Ph.D., Medical Anthropologist,
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The City of Fort Worth would like to invite the community to a series of workshops to discuss the community’s vision, values, and preferences related to urban trees. Register for 1/12/23 Community Workshop #1 @ 6:00-7:30 p.m. Register for 2/15/23 Community Workshop #2 @ 6:00-7:30 p.m.
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SWMD 2022 Year in Review The Intersection of Health and Nature Southwestern Medical District Green Spine and Park Project Rooted in the City of Dallas for more than a century, the Southwestern Medical District (SWMD) is a premier medical center surrounded by active communities. The Texas Trees Foundation is leading the effort to transform Harry
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The concept of how humans and non-humans define and ultimately engage with each other is under hot debate as new solutions for planetary health are sought. At core are fundamental differences in philosophical systems of belief. In contrast to Western precepts of nature where humans tend to be segregated and disconnected from nature, Native American
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Moseley Elementary Plants 88 Trees with Texas Trees Foundation Texas Trees Foundation Launches Cool School at Moseley Elementary A total of 439 students and 6 teachers participated in a day full of learning, planting and tree care. Texas Trees Foundation will continue to monitor the success of each tree throughout the year. Learn more about
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Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M & Best Practices Panel Member for the SWMD transformation project In terms of medicine and climate, there are a lot of innovative changes that have (or are) coming that is student led, curriculum development (like the national climate report card, etc.). On your website, you
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