South Minneapolis neighbors rally to save beloved playground as school district shrinks startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In north Minneapolis, a 2011 storm wiped out 150 acres of trees and to this day, an untold number have not been replaced. Costs, upkeep, reluctant landowners, competing dreams for limited space, as well as invasive pests are all issues impeding the canopy recovery.
If approved, the Park Board would sell the carbon-sequestering power of its urban forest to corporations in order to grow the canopy in parts of the city with fewer trees.
Minneapolis Park Board aims to purchase land for North Loop s first park startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.