- Boston has added more than 170 acres of canopy on city-controlled land, but losses on private residential property have wiped out much of the progress made on public land.
Efforts to expand tree cover in Boston’s hottest neighborhoods are colliding with losses on private residential land, where trees in backyards and apartment lots are still coming down across the city.
As Boston heats up, fewer trees can mean less shade that creates warmer homes and weaker protection for communities that already face unequal heat exposure.
Here’s what to know…