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Lack of institutionalization raises questions about long-term viability May 10, 2021 Theodore Eisenman AMHERST, Mass. – A first-of-its-kind nationwide survey of urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs) across municipal scales finds potential gaps in stewardship investments and institutionalization that raise questions about the programs’ long-term viability. In a study recently published online by the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, researchers led by Theodore Eisenman of the University of Massachusetts Amherst examined the traits that are typical of urban TPIs in the United States. The new article, which follows an exponential bloom of interest in TPIs over the past decade, presents findings from a survey of 41 TPIs, reporting on six themes: background, dates and goals, public awareness, funding and governance, planting and stewardship. The survey’s respondents identified over 115 traits that distinguish TPIs from typical urban tree plan ....