LA SVEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County launched its Community Canopy Project last week, in an effort to reduce the brutal heat in the Las Vegas valley by giving away free trees to homeowners, providing much-needed shade and oxygen.
It didn’t take long for homeowners to snag supplies. It only took 72 hours before Clark County ran out of its first batch of trees, giving away 2,200 so far showcasing our community’s need.
If you missed the first batch, don’t worry you can still get a free tree in the next few months. The county cites this as an ongoing project which will minimize the heat island effect as urban areas like Las Vegas remain much hotter due to infrastructure and our record-breaking temperatures this past summer have made it much worse.
Residents living in areas with high heat vulnerability like the east side and downtown are eligible for two trees.
Ashley Avila lives near Justice Myron Community Park and took her daughter to the splash pad to cool down and applauded the county’s initiative.