San Francisco has one of the smallest urban tree canopies among big cities, at just 13.7%. This is measured by the amount of land covered by trees when viewed from above. The national average is just over 27%.
A map created from state data by the ABC7 News Data team, shows in light yellow, which areas are in most need of trees. For instance, there are the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.
"So with this grant we have for the next five years, we're going to be able to double the amount of money we use for planting trees in San Francisco. We're always looking for sustainable funding sources. This kind of gives us a head start and momentum," said DPW spokesperson Rachel Gordon."The larger goal of our urban forest plan is to get to 155,000 street trees, and we currently have 125,000 street trees.
"Another part of the component of the grant that Rec and Park is getting is going to work force development so that means cultivating and creating a workforce within the south eastern neighborhood to help with maintaining the trees," said Daniel Montes, spokesperson for Recreation and Parks.These Bay Area counties will experience jump in extreme heat days in coming decades, data shows
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