The City of Fort Collins is running a tree sale to expand its urban canopy, offering trees for just $25 each through the “Rooted in Our Community” initiative.
Kendra Boot, the city forester, emphasized the benefits of trees, stating, “Those trees provide so many benefits, saving us money on our energy and air conditioning costs. They help us intercept stormwater, which helps that water stay and percolate more into the ground.”
This is specifically for people who live in Fort Collins. The program was first created in 2018 and the city sold 200 trees. Now it sells 1,000 trees and 32 different species…