Chicago's tree canopy has gone down from 19% to 16% in the past 10 years, according to the latest tree census from Chicago Region Trees Initiative.
Volunteers and conservationists from environmental advocacy organization Openlands are digging deep and getting dirt to beautify.Volunteers and conservationists from environmental advocacy organization Openlands, along with sponsors UPS and Arbor Day Foundation, are digging deep and getting dirt to beautify.
"It's so important to just say not only do we need to clean up the industrial waste in these neighborhoods, but we need to double down on green space and nature," Openlands volunteer Laura Derks said. The neighborhoods with the lowest canopy are on the South and West Sides, some with less than 10% coverage. Neighborhoods with the highest canopy tend to be on the North Side of the city, with Forest Glen at the top of the list with 46% coverage.
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