Los Angeles Times
‘There is no easy fix’: Study reveals attitudes about lack of trees in South L.A.
Lila Seidman reports for the Los Angeles Times on a new study by USC and the South L.A. Tree Coalition (SLATC) about the unequal distribution of trees in LA. Participants in the study expressed an awareness of the harms caused by tree disparity and the value of a cooling canopy. Theresa Maysonet, SLATC Co-Founder, mentions that interviewing South L.A. community leaders and stakeholders is what makes this study really unique. Ultimately, the article conveys the importance of city funding to achieve tree equity in LA. According to Dan Halden of StreetsLA, partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations are necessary for the city to achieve its “goal of a healthy, maintained tree canopy that provides much-needed shade, particularly in disadvantaged communities.”
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