Boston plants trees to cool hotter neighborhoods, but residents keep cutting them down

Boston plants trees to cool hotter neighborhoods, but residents keep cutting them down

Efforts to expand tree cover in Boston's hottest neighborhoods are colliding with losses on private residential land.

‘Trees are definitely having their moment in the sun’: How City of Boston, nonprofits are working to expand the city’s tree canopy

The City of Boston, in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations, is working to expand and maintain urban canopies in vulnerable areas to promote public health and adapt to rising heat challenges. A tree canopy over the Charles River Esplanade. The City of Boston is working to expand and maintain Boston’s tree canopies in urban areas. (AVA RUBIN/ ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR ) While Boston’s average tree canopy coverage grew to around 28.5% bet…