“We don’t need or want our local police getting such training.”
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“We don’t need or want our local police getting such training.”
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
By adding a dedicated urban forester, crafting an urban forest master plan and strengthening the current municipal tree ordinance, say members of Asheville’s Tree Commission, the city can manage its growth in a greener and more climate-resilient way. “The more hard surface we have, the more green we need to balance it out,” says commission chair Stephen Hendricks.
“Eight percent of our urban forest — all the trees in Asheville — were lost in the past 10 years.”