Creating cooling shade, improving air quality and providing wildlife habitat. are three of the goals of first Urban Forest Strategic Plan. The Greeley Tribune reports the city’s canopy has been growing with the city, according to findings in the Urban Forest Strategic Plan presented to the city council late last month. About 8.2% of the city has tree coverage, up from 6.3% in 2009. Most of that growth has occurred Managing all that tree growth has resulted in increasing costs for the city’s forestry department, with personnel costs increasing from more than $500,000 in 2019 to nearly $1 million in 2023. in the southwestern area of the city with help from the city’s expansion…