A city agency is replacing palms with oaks along key downtown streets. “We didn’t realize how expensive planting trees could ...

LIVABILITY SCORE TO COMPILE THE LIST. AND NOW TO OUR IMPACT. WEATHER. AS OUR AREA HAS BEEN UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY TODAY AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. YOU GOT TO FIND SOME SHADE.

Cities are living organisms — constantly growing, shifting, and reshaping themselves around the people who inhabit them. But not all parts of a city grow evenly. One of the clearest indicators of ...

A tree-shaded lawn is an oasis in the summertime simply because it provides cover from the sun's rays, but the benefits of trees extend beyond shade. Trees reduce greenhouse gases, filter air ...

The city of Sanibel’s Natural Resources Department reported that when people think of Florida, they often think of palm trees ...

Euclid Shade Tree Commission recently announced it will be formalizing new committees in order to better address Euclid’s urban tree canopy. Jody Lathwell, the commission’s chair, said that she wanted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lights are hung from the tree canopy over the Chain of Parks in downtown Tallahassee as city employees prepare for the Winter ...

California's Central Valley is characterized by a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild winters. However, the region has been increasingly impacted by extreme heat events, particularly ...

More shade is coming to Phoenix, city leaders hope — and they're putting up the money to make it happen. Phoenix's heat office presented an updated plan for how the city could provide more shade after ...