Litter-strewn Bay Bridge entrance will soon transform into an urban forest - The San Francisco Examiner

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As climate change accelerates warming temperatures, urban trees can also help offset the “heat island effect” and create shade for residents and neighborhoods as the number of sweltering days is growing in San Francisco.

This is the site of the empty lot between the on- and off-ramps of Interstate 80 along Fifth Street that will be home to a new tree nursery.

“This site is a gateway to San Francisco,” said Cheryl Chambers, deputy district director of external affairs for Caltrans, which partnered with Cal Fire and Public Works on the project. This place, she said, pointing to the blank concrete slab behind her, was once blighted and forgotten. But now, she said, “this area will transform into a green oasis and a living classroom.”

The nursery will also double as a workforce development training ground and Public Works will recruit and train people from underserved communities in tree care and forestry jobs, Gordon said.Trees in urban spaces are considered a key climate solution by the world’s top scientists, who released a report earlier this week that focused on solutions to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.

Although San Francisco has ambitions to be a climate leader, it has fallen short of its tree-planting goals.

 

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