LEXINGTON’S URBAN FOREST

The urban forest of Lexington-Fayette County’s Urban Service Area (USA) offers a lot more than greener views and patches of shade. It creates meaningful environmental, economic, and social benefits for the community, valued at $6.5 million/year in addition to the over $111 million in stored carbon. To better understand this essential infrastructure, this assessment evaluated urban tree canopy (UTC), possible planting area (PPA), and tree canopy change. It analyzed how they are currently distributed as well as how their distribution has changed over time throughout the USA’s complete boundary and city council districts

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