There’s good news and bad news about trees around the Chesapeake Bay.
The latest data released by the Chesapeake Bay Program shows 2024 was the massive partnership’s most successful year for planting trees in communities across the region.
“It is remarkable to see how federal, state and local investments in urban and community forestry have paid off in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with these record-breaking planting rates,” Katherine Brownson, a liaison for the bay restoration with the U.S. Forest Service, said in a statement last week. “These trees will be critical to provide clean water, shade, air and recreational opportunities.”…