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Providence Goes Treeless

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Joshuah Mello
28 May 2004 - 6:00am

This New England city has one of the lowest number of urban trees per capita.

"Almost 400 more trees are removed by the city each year than are planted. The triple threat of poor planning, tree disease and extreme weather have conspired to make Providence a city with one of the lowest percentages of tree cover of any city in the country."

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Source: The Providence Journal, May 23, 2004
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