Urban Forest value in the news
Many communities are buying back land, reducing built environment footprints and tucking all parking underground to increase the ratio of green space to hard space. We in Port Moody are not early adopters or leaders, so let us look to see how other cities and communities are developing their policies to achieve shared habitat and connectivity for urban wildlife, net zero GHG, local food security, reduce flooding, increase community and individual health and provide equitable opportunity to access green spaces for all community members.
COVID taught us that our condos and housing is too small for mental health. Urban forests are critical to our future.
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