What American city (any size) has the most trees per square mile?
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What American city (any size) has the most trees per square mile?
I wonder if my fellow travelers could help me with a school assignment. I am a high school student taking a class and was assigned a paper where I have to do some reserch into urban forests. I was told to find out what American city has the most trees per square mile. I have looked everywhere but can not find the answer. (there is supose to be a study on every topic!).
So I thought I would go to my favorite message board to find out. I am sure travelers know? So, what is the answer.
So I thought I would go to my favorite message board to find out. I am sure travelers know? So, what is the answer.
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Hi Betty-Here is a link to the arbor day foundation where you might find the information you are looking for. Everything related to trees you can find there. You can also make a donation and they will send you seedlings to plant.
http://www.arborday.org/
http://www.arborday.org/
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It will be useful if you learn how to do research on the internet for the future, so I'll tells you how to do that rather than giving you the answer. It's not that hard, use a good search engine like "google" www.google.com Type into the search box your phrase "trees per square mile". The results page gives you sites with that phrase and you can easily see several cities that claim this title--the first two Google page results show 4 US cities claiming that. Read the resulting URLs for further info.
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As an airline pilot for United I have a birdseye view of many cities in the United States. Here are my votes for the cities with the largest amounts of trees:
* Washington DC (area)
* Atlanta (though they are losing trees fast to mega sprawl-though there were so many to start with)
* Raleigh (also losing fast to sprawl)
* Tallahasse, FL
* Columbia SC
* Nashville
Just from my viewpoint in the plane
* Washington DC (area)
* Atlanta (though they are losing trees fast to mega sprawl-though there were so many to start with)
* Raleigh (also losing fast to sprawl)
* Tallahasse, FL
* Columbia SC
* Nashville
Just from my viewpoint in the plane
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Vinnie is partially right. Under the new city planning thinking, development is very dense, which leaves very little space for trees. When a house and the driveway takes up 90 percent of the lot, again there is little room for trees.
Under this "smart growth system" have you noticed that the last few woodlands in the cities have been cut down for dense development like townhouses.
In my neighborhood, built in the 1950s, the house and driveway only takes up 20 percent of the lot, so there is lots of room for trees. Which is smarter growth?
Under this "smart growth system" have you noticed that the last few woodlands in the cities have been cut down for dense development like townhouses.
In my neighborhood, built in the 1950s, the house and driveway only takes up 20 percent of the lot, so there is lots of room for trees. Which is smarter growth?
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Anne: Actually, the concept behind smart growth would be to have the three story town houses close together with a park for everyone to share nearby. As someone who lives in a big sprawly area (SF Bay Area) I think it's smart. Leave the green areas green, have some real open space, close to where the people live.
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Hi Betty,
At the risk of having some indisputable facts . . . or perhaps fancy.
I have a mountain home in the Coconino forest in Arizona. The 'urban area' is called xxxxxxxxxx. The zip code is purportedly the second smallest in the U.S.. Since this is in the midst of the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the world one could conclude there are more trees per square mile than anywhere else.
Your challenge Betty is to determine the zip code!!!! Happy hunting
At the risk of having some indisputable facts . . . or perhaps fancy.
I have a mountain home in the Coconino forest in Arizona. The 'urban area' is called xxxxxxxxxx. The zip code is purportedly the second smallest in the U.S.. Since this is in the midst of the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the world one could conclude there are more trees per square mile than anywhere else.
Your challenge Betty is to determine the zip code!!!! Happy hunting