urban forest
noun
the trees and plants within a city.
urban forestry
-
a word derived from
urban forest.
Example Sentences
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Edith de Guzman, a climate change, water and urban forestry researcher with UCLA, has been studying the burn area trees with her team.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Asked via email about potential ecological disruptions Jenn Cairo, Portland’s city forester and urban forestry manager, responded: “We use research from universities, state and federal sources, and local and regional field practitioner experience.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
In some cases, consumers keep them and replant them themselves; in others, consumers rent them, often from urban forestry nonprofits, who then re-plant them outside after Christmas and re-integrate them into the urban canopy.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2023
More than 20 presenters are slated to address biodiversity, carbon sequestration, sea level rise, urban forestry, green schoolyards, redesigning cities for climate resilience and creating healthy communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
In 2022, the state urban forestry program’s budget was half a million dollars, which was already a 700% increase from the previous year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
