The City of Montreal says they increased urban forest by more than 25,000 trees last year a record amount as a network of partners is planting on public and private properties to increase the green canopy.
As Christmas trees begin gradually disappearing from windows this time of year, the opposite may soon be true for trees just outside them. With an urban
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This is your brain on trees: Why is urban nature so good for our minds, and what happens when a pandemic isolates us from it?
Green space helps people feel less depressed and fatigued, and science is still exploring all the other ways it lifts our spirits. In a global crisis, we could all use more time in nature Hannah Hoag Published April 17, 2021
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As temperatures warmed last spring, Montrealers flocked to Mount Royal Park. Trapped inside – first by winter, then by lockdowns – the city’s residents were desperate for nature. The winding trails, lush forests and steep escarpments of Mount Royal offered an ideal remedy for their cabin fever. And as the pandemic has dragged on, the 700-acre green space has become such a popular destination that the city has repeatedly closed its parking lots to limit access during peak periods.