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Branching Out: How Trees Are Key To New England's Environmental Future

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.

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on º£½Ç»»ÆÞ.
James Szkobel-Wolff is a producer for the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio’s weekly show 'Disrupted,' hosted by Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean.
Vanessa de la Torre is Chief Content Officer at º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, overseeing all content with a mission to inform, educate and inspire diverse audiences across the state, including on radio, television and our organization’s 60-plus digital platforms.
Zshekinah Collier is a producer for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio’s weekly show 'Disrupted.' Previously she was a Radio Production & Storytelling Intern and contributed to 'Audacious,' 'The Colin McEnroe Show,' 'Seasoned,' and 'Where We Live.'

Funding provided by:
The º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Office of Film, Television and Digital Media