Portland's Shrinking Tree Canopy Makes the News

A big "yay" for The Oregonian's recent front-page/top-fold story "With Portland's tree canopy dwindling, city ends tree-planting contract with Friends of Trees." Reporter Kale Williams focuses on canopy inequity and the loss of Friends of Trees' longstanding contract with the city to plant trees together with volunteers and community groups, especially in East Portland, where canopy loss is most severe. Read the article at Oregonlive.com. For folks who don’t have an Oregon Live subscription, here's the article in a google doc.