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Twenty Percent Of U.S. Trees Lost To Sprawl

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: NACDurban email list
19 September 2003 - 9:00am

U.S. cities have lost more than 20 percent of their trees in the past 10 years, due primarily to urban sprawl, says the environmental group, American Forests.

"The vast tree loss contributes to environmental and health problems that have cost an estimated $234 billion, the group American Forests said in a study released at the annual National Urban Forest Conference... a four-year study of 448 urban areas using satellite imaging to compare with a similar study 10 years ago found 21 percent less tree canopy."

Full Story: Study shows massive tree loss in U.S. cities
Source: Environmental News Network, September 18, 2003
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