Development Vs. Urban Tree Canopy

Urban development has cost Philadelphia 6% of its tree canopy, worth $100 million, according to a new study.

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April 8, 2003, 1:00 PM PDT

The Philadelphia region has lost 46 million trees in 15 years - including a 24 percent decline in fast-growing Chester County - reducing its ability to prevent floods and purify the air... Based on satellite images from 1985 and 2000 and field inspections by urban foresters, a new study by a Washington-based nonprofit group pegs the value of the lost trees at more than $100 million."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: A steep price for loss of trees

Monday, April 7, 2003 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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