By Kate Dzikiewicz
This summer, the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, in partnership with the Town of Greenwich, added new trees to municipal parking lots, Eugene Morlot Memorial Park, and the Byram neighborhood to help reduce the urban heat island effect and improve canopy coverage. Parking lots in particular benefit from trees, which cool pavement, shade parked cars, and enhance appearance. Plantings took place in the Henry Street, Bruce, and East Elm lots, with more sites planned for the autumn planting season.
In Byram, where dense development and limited tree cover increase heat impacts, new trees will bring much-needed shade and improved air quality. Several ailing trees from last year’s Putnam Avenue Beautification Project planting were also replaced.
Species were selected by Superintendent of Parks & Trees and Tree Warden Dr. Greg Kramer, with priority given to native shade trees that would remain healthy under harsh near-street conditions.
The Greenwich Tree Conservancy looks forward to focusing on planting trees at schools during the autumn planting season.
Residents interested in additional street trees near their homes or businesses are encouraged to contact the Greenwich Tree Conservancy.
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