We are not yet one quarter into what promises to be a very hot century, and the consequences are deadly.

Trees are a well-recognized and cost-effective defense against extreme heat. Urban forestry programs and nonprofits that can align their objectives with heat mitigation efforts have a better chance of getting the resources they need to plant and maintain trees. This guide covers opportunities at the intersection of urban forestry and heat mitigation, including the fundamentals of urban heat, methods to measure heat and tree canopy, and urban forest strategies for heat mitigation.

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