Data from the U.S. Census Bureau finds nearly one in four Americans are vulnerable to extreme heat. Many of them are in urban areas where there isn’t enough shade. Disturbingly, we’re losing trees to commercial development, weather events and invasive insect species like the emerald ash borer. Cities are recognizing the need to plant more trees and are implementing urban forestry plans. This life-sustaining strategy is already proving successful in the health of its residents. Will the money and political will be there to expand it?

Interview guests: Jennifer Spieser, President and CEO Cincinnati Parks Foundation; Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor, OSU Entomology and OSU Extension, Hamilton County; Bryan Urban, City of Dayton Operations Supervisor Street Maintenance; Maddie Hall, CEO Living Carbon; Rahul Mishra, Chief Product Officer Living Carbon; Steve Fleegal, Executive Director Appalachia Ohio Alliance; Jaeydah Edwards, interim director Groundwork Ohio River Valley; Marisha Davis, member Equity Advisory Group; Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar, principal investigator Green Heart Project. 

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