By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...

A food forest is an agricultural system that mimics a woodland ecosystem by substituting edible trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals for non-edible forest plants. Fruit and nut trees make up the ...

Reuniting farmland with trees has the potential to improve agricultural productivity and boost food ... Forest farmers have discovered that there is opportunity beneath the canopy – an untapped ...

Another plus about the Blueberry Park food forest will be the additional trees it will bring. Tacoma neighborhoods average tree canopy coverage of about 20 percent, well short of the goal of 30 ...

Maximum Award: $200,000 Projects encompass a wide range of activities, including urban and community tree canopy establishment, urban wood utilization, urban food forests, workforce development, ...

Cohen said the expanded canopy will serve two purposes — providing shade and helping out neighborhoods in food deserts. “For neighborhoods that may not have a local grocery store, there is access to ...