urban forest
Americannoun
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the trees and plants within a city.
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a densely wooded area within a city.
Other Word Forms
- urban forestry noun
Example Sentences
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In addition to Martinez’s creations, “Body & Soul” brings together site-specific works including Amanda Ross-Ho’s durational performance rolling a 16-foot inflatable Earth around the perimeter of a nearby soccer field; Cosmas & Damian Brown’s interactive fountain installation incorporating ceramic heads, incense and water; and Shana Hoehn’s first large-scale public sculpture, fabricated from a fallen tree sourced through Santa Monica’s Urban Forest program.
From Los Angeles Times
How do we replace our geriatric urban forest with more and better trees?
From Los Angeles Times
Ficus trees scrub away air pollution and cast vast shade, something vital when an urban forest can lower temperatures by 10 or 20 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times
Activists tried to plant trees to protest turning an urban forest into a “Cop City” police training site in Atlanta.
From Salon
StreetsLA, the city bureau responsible for maintaining streets and the urban forest, said its teams confirmed a total of six trees vandalized downtown this past weekend: three ficus, two sycamore and one Chinese elm, according to a statement from bureau director Dan Halden.
From Los Angeles Times
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