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Trees are beautiful, are good for the environment and enhance property values. But in Columbus, most neighborhoods don't have enough of them, according to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.

Asheville is inviting input for the development of its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan, a roadmap for management and protection its urban forest.

In 2018, the City of Columbia created its Urban Forest Master Plan. Among other things, it aimed to increase the number of tree canopies across Columbia. Now, the city is in its maintenance phase of ...