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Is My Tree Alive or Dead?
By: Rachel McGregor, Urban Forestry Manager What are symptoms of heat stress in trees? Symptoms of heat stress include leaf drop, burnt leaf tips, brown leaves, and wilting of leaves. How do you know if your tree is alive or dead? Do not assume just because the leaves fell off the tree it is dead. […]
TTF to present on 9/19: What effects have extreme weather had on sustainable building?
Texas Trees Foundation’s President and CEO Janette Monear Invited to Present at Inaugural WhatMatters Symposium: “WHAT effect extreme weather has on sustainable building”? RESERVE A SPOT TTF Emphasizes the Importance of Land Use Planning Stewardship of the natural environment falls upon us all. Amidst both metropolitan and rural development, preservation of greenspace is best achieved […]
Trees Need Immediate Watering by Homeowners & Business Owners
Residents of Dallas and cities across Texas can help their property and the city mitigate urban heat through proper summertime tree watering techniques and planting the right trees in the right place when tree planting season resumes this fall. DALLAS, TX (August 23, 2023) – After temperatures well above 100°F continue, common questions the Texas […]
Drought Tolerant Species: Mexican Plum
By: Emily Plauche, Urban Forestry Coordinator Summer in Texas is hot. Need a way to beat the heat? One of the best ways to combat the heat is to plant native, drought-tolerant trees. Large trees that cast shade provide the most cooling benefits, but these aren’t always appropriate to plant. Certain situations such as lack […]
The Right Way for a Right-of-Way: Harry Hines Corridor to Receive World-Class Green Space
A two-mile stretch of Harry Hines Boulevard in the Southwestern Medical District will become the new evidence-based design model of what a medical district can be – a reimagined, more holistic district that spurs good health, safety, calm, and a respite from stress. DALLAS, TX (August 8, 2023) – Imagine a visit to a clinic […]
SWMD Streetscape and Park: Project Update, July 2023
Texas Monthly article featuring SWMD Streetscape & Park Transformation This Texas Heat Is Killing Us The SWMD Streetscape and Park project team was featured in a Texas Monthly article this month focused on projects in Dallas and San Antonio that are working to reduce the impacts of extreme heat. “The unique thing that we’re doing […]
SWMD Transformation Streetscape and Park Transformation Project Update
Dr. Rose Jones presents at Health Disparities Conference Our very own Medical Anthropologist, Dr. Rose Jones presented at the recent 18th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities, alongside Brandy Kelp, Senior Planner for the City of Fort Worth’s Transportation and Public Works Department and Jamie Gonzalez, MeD, Director at Houston Healthy Cities, with moderator, Dr. […]
Summer 2023: Resources for Heat and Health
Heat, Trees, and Your Health Urban Forests Mitigate Urban Heat Urban forests create healthy communities and trees are two times more effective at mitigating the challenges of urban heat than other identified strategies. Trees are considered an important part of our communities’ infrastructure and provide many economic, social, environmental, and health benefits when properly placed, […]
How the Urban Heat Island is Impacting North Texas
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 […]
Excessive Heat Creates Stress in Trees: Recognize & Respond to the Symptoms
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, […]