City of Sacramento wants to double its tree canopy by 2045

SACRAMENTO — The city of trees is looking to nearly double its tree canopy over the next two decades.

The City of Sacramento approved an urban forest plan with a big goal to plant 25,000 trees a year to nearly double the city’s tree canopy from 19% to 35% by 2045.

“It is like really hot,” said Antonio Smith, who lives in north Sacramento. “It was 80 the other day and it felt like 100.”…

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