A victory lap for one of the organizations spearheading the MillionTreesNYC program, which after eight years of effort succeeded where many other cities have failed.
New York City has succeeded where many other cities couldn't: it recently became the first city in the world to plant one million trees.
Writing for New York Restoration Project, one of the organizations leading the effort, Deborah Marton explains how the city achieved the milestone, after eight years of effort. Lessons from the effort are organized into three categories: 1) trees for neighborhoods that needed them, 2) public and private funding, and 3) committed leadership.
Jen Kinney provided additional coverage on MillionTreesNYC in December, examining the effects of all these new trees for the city.
FULL STORY: NYC Just Planted 1 Million Trees. Here’s How We Did It.
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