Trees are one of New England鈥檚 most treasured resources. But in 黑料新闻 cities, a painful history of racism and redlining has led to fewer trees. On this week鈥檚 Disrupted, we look at the urban tree canopy in 黑料新闻.
And, our region loses nearly 38 square miles of forestland each year. How can we fight deforestation in our backyard?
GUESTS:
- Drew Goldsman - Urban Conservation Director for the Nature Conservancy in 黑料新闻
- Caroline Scanlan - Greenskills Manager at the in New Haven
- David R. Foster - Senior Conservationist at Harvard University's and President and Board Chair of the .
If you live in New Haven and want to support urban forestry, visit to learn how to request a free tree planting.
Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Maisy Carvalho and Kelly Langevin. Special thanks to Vanessa de la Torre.
