Jan 10, 2023
Stephen Sheppard was a founder of the Urban Forestry department, U of British Columbia, where Lorien Nesbitt is now an assistant professor. David Price retired after a career in forestry modeling for Canada's Natural Resources department. We discuss with several Pugwashites the health challenges of urban trees and the value of planting them as a means of cooling the cities, mainly through their transpiration, "exhaling" of water vapor. The foresters all agree that the health and comfort of living in cities would be improved if most of the lawns are replaced with trees, and possibly whole local blocks can be devoted to small urban neighborhood forests. For the video, audio podcast, transcript and public comments: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-538-our-urban-trees.