Using Tree Canopy to Cool Communities webinar

Research has shown that cities are hotter than the surrounding areas and that heat impacts on vulnerable populations are particularly severe and deadly.

The USDA Forest Service will hold a The Heat is On: Using Tree Canopy to Cool Communities webinar on Wednesday, August 14^th from 1 to 2 pm EDT

Communities have used strategies for engaging residents and collecting data (community science) to better target tree planting activities where it matters most.

In this webinar, in collaboration with heat.gov, we will visit communities who used their heat maps to implement tree planting and maintenance plans.

• Travis Warziniack and Nick Williams USDA Forest Service Research and Development
• Erica Smith Fichman Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
• Beatrice Miringu and Simon Nyi City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities

To take part in this webinar, register at

The Heat is On: Using Tree Canopy to Cool Communities | US Forest Service Research and Development (usda.gov)