By Dan Reed
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| Photo by Jeff Tabaco on Flickr. |
Trees are an important part of any urban environment,
providing shade, oxygen, and even calming traffic. Of course, they're
also great to look at. As a result, protecting and expanding Montgomery
County's tree canopy has been a growing issue in recent months.
A
study by the University of Vermont for the Montgomery County Planning
Department found that while half of the county is covered by trees, the county's urban areas have a much smaller tree canopy.
Just 19% of White Flint is covered by trees, while downtown
Silver Spring has a 14% tree canopy. The smallest tree canopy is in the
Montgomery Hills business district south of Georgia Avenue and the
Beltway, which has just 8% coverage. Urban areas should have at least a
25% tree canopy, planners say. . . .
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