Trees grow in Brooklyn: NYC’s first Urban Forest Plan aims to expand tree canopy

As summers grow hotter due to the climate emergency, New York City is taking a crucial step toward addressing the devastating impacts of climate change on people and the ecosystem by designing its first Urban Forest Plan (UFP).The plan aims to expand the tree canopy — the land covered or shaded by trees — as part of the city’s long-term climate resiliency strategy, outlining ways to equitably increase tree canopy coverage to 30% by 2040 by adding an average of 700 acres per yea