Trees are one of New England’s most treasured resources. But in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ cities, a painful history of racism and redlining has led to fewer trees. On this week’s Disrupted, we look at the urban tree canopy in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ.
And, our region loses nearly 38 square miles of forestland each year. How can we fight deforestation in our backyard?
GUESTS:
- Drew Goldsman - Urban Conservation Director for the Nature Conservancy in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ
- Caroline Scanlan - Greenskills Manager at the in New Haven
- David R. Foster - Senior Conservationist at Harvard University's and President and Board Chair of the .
If you live in New Haven and want to support urban forestry, visit to learn how to request a free tree planting.
Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Maisy Carvalho and Kelly Langevin. Special thanks to Vanessa de la Torre.