Green Up Alabama engages communities to improve lives, one tree at a time - The Selma Times‑Journal

Green Up Alabama engages communities to improve lives, one tree at a time - The Selma Times‑Journal

By  Jamie Anderson Auburn University Alabama’s small and rural communities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to a range of issues as their often-sparse tree canopies age and decline. Lacking sufficient resources to establish and maintain their urban forests, these communities are at greater risk from storm damage, heat and environmental degradation. Funded through a $1.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Forest Service Urban and Communit…