Tree Summit 2021: Water And A Healthy Urban Forest
Today, LA s City Forest Officer, Rachel Malarich, Councilmembers, a Public Works Commissioner, Streets LA executives and staff, and tree experts met online to examine the relationship between water and LA s urban forest. Mayor Eric Garcetti provided recorded opening remarks reaffirming that shade is an equity issue and highlighting how trees are the centerpiece of our vision for a green and just Los Angeles. Trees breathe new life into our communities ― bringing cooler temperatures, cleaning our air, and making our neighborhoods more beautiful places to lay down roots and raise a family,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. When we invest in tree planting, we are doing more than adding greenery and shade to our neighborhoods we’re building a healthier city and strengthening communities hardest hit by the climate crisis.
Published April 26, 2021, 4:34 PM
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Tuguegarao One Million Trees Movement was launched here last April 22 to encourage residents and environmental advocates to restore this city’s natural state and counter the effects of climate change through the planting and growing of one million trees in the next three years.
The movement, a joint project of the Tuguegarao city government, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor and Employment, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Cagayan State University, the Schools Division of Tuguegarao City, and proponent Northern Natural Resource Conservation Inc., was launched at the first ever Tree Summit in celebration of World Earth Day.