Go out and plant a tree. I’ve done mine 10 years ago.
I rent.
I recently planted 3 trees when my uncle passed, the funeral home had a program where you could buy flowers or plant trees for the deceased. I chose to do both.
There are certainly programs you can donate to that plant the trees somewhere for you if you don’t have space to do so.
For a less legal option, just plant trees on other peoples unused lands. If they aren’t farming it or building on it they probably won’t notice or interfere with it
less legal option
You also have the option of going around your city and neighborhoods clandestinely dumping seed bombs of local wildflowers and grass species
Yea but idk how much those will attribute to climate cooling compared trees that provide lots of shade lol
Plant life in general absorbs heat and breathes out moisture, which cools the area and helps trees grow more robustly
There are resources for renters as well. Off the top of my head, check with your local department of environmental protection / conservation, a local trail conference, or a local land trust. I was surprised as I started to learn all of the ways we can get involved in our public or conserved lands beyond greening whatever space we may "own."
We put one in 20 years ago. But, yeah, we should be planting many many trees.
cries in NYC
The city planted a baby tree not too far from my old apartment. Not a month later, some asshole chopped it down, so now it's just an empty dirt patch full of garbage. My current apartment is in a tree lined street and it's soooo much nicer. I would looooove to see more trees around but I think the city is allergic to them :(
One tree isn’t enough. Good start though
I live in Penn's woods, I mean I can't turn without hitting a tree. But it absolutely helps in the summer to have some of the sun blocked by leaves and maybe it has something in the way it regulates moisture but it often does feel cooler beneath or near one.
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