These articles provide evidence about the benefits of urban trees and the link between trees and equity.
“A City Finds Success Using 'Trees as Medicine’” -Bloomberg
“Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno” - Wired
“City Trees Save Lives” - Wired
“$1B Will Bring More City Trees. But It’ll Take More Than Seedlings To Grow Urban Forests.”
“Mythbusting: The “Trees and Crime” Myth” - Casey Trees
"Nature exposure reduces COVID-19 rates in US cities"
"Promoting health and well-being through urban forests – Introducing the 3-30-300 rule"
”Opinion: Don’t mock ‘tree equity.’ It has health benefits.”
“American Forests organization launches tree equity score tool”
“The Impact of Trees on Public Transit”
“Variation in estimates of heat-related mortality reduction due to tree cover in U.S. cities”
“This is the Hottest Place in Portland”
“Since When Have Trees Only Existed for Rich Americans?”
“Throwing Shade: Measuring How Much Trees, Buildings Cool Cities”
“What Technology Could Reduce Heat Deaths? Trees.”
“How America’s Treeless Streets are Fueling Inequality”
“US Needs 30m New Trees to Combat Shade Disparity, Study Finds”
“Effects of Urban Green Space on Environmental Health, Equity and Resilience.”
“Denver Wants to Fix a Legacy of Environmental Racism.”
“It Takes a City To Protect Trees.”
“The Climate Legacy of Racist Housing Policies.”
“East of 82nd Avenue, Portlanders Are Covered by Far Fewer Trees.”
“How Deep Roots May Help Conifers Survive Drought.”
“Tree Chic.” Cities are finding trees cool in more ways than one.
“Loved ‘The Overstory’? Richard Powers recommends 26 other books on trees.”
“‘Turn Off the Sunshine’: Why Shade is a Mark of Privilege in Los Angeles.”
“What Baltimore Gets Right about Urban Trees.”
Portland part of global tree planting movement
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
One Thing You Can Do: Know Your Tree Facts
U.S. Cities Lose Tree Cover Just When They Need It Most
“What Are the Benefits of Nature in Cities and Towns?”
This interactive map was the product of a Portland State University-Portland Parks & Recreation project to evaluate ways to equitably increase Portland's urban tree canopy. Read the project report.