And it's nowhere close to reaching its own more ambitious reforestation goal of 25% canopy cover by 2030, laid out 14 years ago in its 2010 Tree and Shade Master Plan.

SRP recently offered a free shade tree program in which residents could get two free shade trees to plant. I heard they gave away more than 1,500 trees along with planting instructions.

PHOENIX — Arizona is investing $6 million in federal funding to increase its tree cover in disadvantaged communities and create more green spaces, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management ...

Many neighborhoods in south and west Phoenix, for instance, have a tree cover rate of only 1-3%. Mesa also started an initiative in 2023 to shade 15% of its city by 2050.

Arizona ash (Fraxinus velutina): This is another one of our native riparian trees. It will look best with some supplemental watering. It grows to 50 feet in height, so it will need lots of room.

He worked with the Arizona Sustainability Alliance, a local conservation nonprofit, to sow more than 100 trees and plants across Emerson’s campus, at an event attended by about 125 people. The ...

It is not unusual for Arizona ash to decline after 15 to 20 years and require removal in area landscapes. On ExpressNews.com: Your guide to planting shade trees in San Antonio ...

ARIZONA NEWS Some residents in Mesa qualify for a free shade tree Feb 20, 2024, 8:00 PM ...