Urban Forest Friends
Urban Forest Friends is a branch of the Tri-City Ecology Center, and was founded in January 2019. We advocate for a strong, vibrant Urban Forest Program for the Tri-Cities, and work closely with the City of Fremont and City of Newark as they develop their Urban Forest Programs. We inspire and support our community to come together to plant and care for trees.
Growing trees where people need them most:
In our city parks
In our neighborhoods
In our schools
For carbon sequestration, beauty, and the benefit of the people and the environment.
Urban Foresters:
Plant and maintain trees
Support tree preservation
Educate and promote the many benefits of trees through citizen volunteer training
How greening our cities can reduce heat stress
Heat is a dangerous and currently the most deadly extreme weather phenomenon according to experts. It can lead to heat stress which limits bodily functioning including your body being unable to regulate its own temperature.
As the planet warms, 175 million new people are vulnerable to rising temperatures and the impacts of heat stress and cities are heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
Nature can be critical in regulating heat and in providing a cooling effect, and cities around the world are experimenting by using and expanding green spaces in urban areas.
Learn more in this short presentation from the BBC Studios Natural History Unit.
