Cohort 3 (August 2022-Fall 2023) Nancy Moseley Elementary School 10400 Rylie Road | Dallas, TX 75217 Trees Previous # of trees: 47 # of Trees Planted: 88 # of Tree Species Planted: 16 Initial Tree Canopy Coverage: 7.08% % of Increased Canopy after tree planting: 22.92% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 1,616 […]
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Cohort 3 (August 2022-Fall 2023) San Jacinto Elementary School 7900 Hume Dr. | Dallas, TX 75227 Trees Previous # of trees: 29 # of Trees Planted: 96 # of Tree Species Planted: 19 Initial Tree Canopy Coverage: 4.25% % of Increased Canopy after tree planting: 25.75% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 8,506
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Cohort 3 (August 2022-Fall 2023) *Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard 724 Green Cove Ln. Dallas, TX 75232 Trees Previous # of trees: 80 # of Trees Planted: n/a # of Tree Species Planted: n/a Initial Tree Canopy Coverage: 9.17% % of Increased Canopy after tree planting: 21.83% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 5,022
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Cohort 3 (August 2022-Fall 2023) L.O. Donald Elementary School 1218 Phinney Ave. | Dallas, TX 75211 Trees Previous # of trees: 18 # of Trees Planted: 92 # of Tree Species Planted: 15 Initial Tree Canopy Coverage: 4.62% % of Increased Canopy after tree planting: 25.38% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 13,156
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Cohort 3 (August 2022-Fall 2023) F.P. Caillet Elementary 3033 Merrell Rd. | Dallas, TX 75229 Trees Previous # of trees: n/a # of Trees Planted: 100 # of Tree Species Planted: 17 Initial Tree Canopy Coverage: 4.12% % of Increased Canopy: 25.88% Impact # of people impacted within .5 mile: 7,136 # of tree planting
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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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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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By Tara McCain, Urban Forestry Coordinator Live oaks are one of the most common tree species you see throughout the Texas landscape. They are known to have large canopies with sprawling branches full of character. They are also known to most people as an evergreen tree, meaning it holds onto its leaves all year round
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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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