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My Path to Canopy by Philippa Guthrie

My relationship with trees started young. I grew up in northern Wisconsin, outside much of the time, with hardwoods and conifers that...

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Marcella Hughes on Knowing Trees

I love to walk around a forest or a city and look at trees. Through my head flows a constant litany of names, parts, and pieces that...

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Environmental Benefits of Trees

Do you ever notice how trees always catch your eye? Trees help us find our way, provide shade in the summer, and tell a city's story....

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Burney Fischer on Urban Silviculture

Foresters look at urban forests much differently than other people. They see the forest rather than individual trees. And foresters tend...

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Tree Benefits: The Foundation of a Thriving Community

People tend to believe that trees only provide environmental and health benefits as they constantly deploy the oxygen we need to breathe;...

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Bloomington Tree Species

In Bloomington, you can find trees in the city and national forests nearby. While you may not b e familiar with every tree species, we'd...

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Doug Sanders on the Utility of Trees

My interest in serving as a board member for Canopy Bloomington is purely a selfish one. When you, or the City, or an organization plants...

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Urban Tree Canopy Benefits

Urban tree canopies provide a multitude of benefits. Beyond beauty and shade, there are multiple health, economic, environmental, and...