Two years ago, Raleigh set a goal to plant 24,000 trees by the city’s 240th birthday in 2032.
Budget cuts could now hamstring the start of that effort.
What’s the city’s tree-planting plan?
A Wake County study in 2023 found that between 2010 and 2020, the county lost 11,000 acres of trees, with Raleigh alone losing 1,305 acres, or 2% of its canopy, The News & Observer previously reported .
The city’s Leaf Out program aims to address that by working with nonprofits to plant 24,000 trees in the areas that need them, according to Raleigh Parks Director Stephen Bentley…