South Charlotte residents push back against development, amid continued canopy loss

Summer is in full swing even as Charlotte loses its best defense against the heat: trees.

The city of Charlotte is reevaluating its tree canopy goals, but while the city collects canopy data, developers keep bulldozing forests in residential areas.

Claire Morissette started a petition to temporarily end development in Steele Creek and nearby Berewick. Most of Charlotte’s already diminishing tree canopy shades residential property like these neighborhoods near the airport…

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