Local officials have secured money to help remedy Tampa’s shrinking tree canopy. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, announced Thursday the city had been awarded a $1 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Urban and Community Forestry initiative. “We’ve seen a lot of beautiful live oaks and large trees come down,” Castor said in an interview with the Times. “So that’s .
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