American Forests has named its top-10 list of the best cities for urban forests, and Washington, D.C. is on the list.
Along with nine others, D.C. stood out based on six criteria, the organization said:
- Civic engagement in maintaining the urban forest;
- Urban forest strategies and city greening to address city infrastructure challenges;
- Accessibility of urban forest and greenspaces to the public;
- Overall health and condition of the city’s urban forest;
- Documented knowledge about its urban forests; and
- Urban forest management plans and management activities.
D.C.'s trees, the org says, reduce energy costs by $2.6 million dollars a year. Local civic engagement around trees is "good to excellent," and about 18 percent of the District's land is parks.
To learn more about American Forest's rankings and D.C.'s trees, click
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