(a) Canopy reflectance simulation using LESS to analyze the canopy spectral response and the resistance of VIs to canopy shadows; (b) construction of the LCC hybrid inversion model and mapping. Leaf ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — All tree shade may not be equal. For Alex Kobald, associate director of the Design Across Scales Lab at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, ...

Since 2011, Charlotte City Council has rallied behind a goal to restore the city’s most effective natural air conditioning system: trees. However, residential development, storm damage and an aging ...

WITH ONE ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IMPROVE THE CITY’S TREE CANOPY. BACK IN 2015, A STUDY DETERMINED THAT LOUISVILLE LOSES OVER 54,000 TREES PER YEAR. BUT THANKS TO COMMUNITY EFFORTS LIKE THIS ONE, THAT ...

Sacramento is the self-proclaimed “City of Trees.” Though the water tower on Interstate 5 holds a different slogan, the city continues to boast many arboreal neighborhoods — full of oak, redwood and a ...

Seedlings need lots of TLC when being planted in the ground with hopes of growing into strong, healthy trees. A planter will dig a hole two or three times as wide as the roots of the baby tree, making ...

During Sun Valley resident Lionel Mares’ daily walk to his bus stop on the way to work, he sees concrete, cars and more concrete. For two years, Mares has been involved in environmental organizations ...

You might be used to the feeling of Earth under your feet, but did you know that there’s soil high above your head? Way up in the treetops, where ferns, mosses, flowers, and even trees grow on top of ...