11/03/2023
The Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has awarded $1 million to the City of Port St. Lucie to enhance its urban forestry efforts! 🌳 The grant is part of the $1 billion investment in the Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program.
The City of Port St. Lucie will use the funds to expand and enhance its urban forestry program over the next four years by planting trees along transportation corridors, at key development sites and on private property to increase urban canopy cover.
The project will help Port St. Lucie reduce carbon emissions, increase resilience, cool temperatures, improve pedestrian opportunities, enhance public safety and create other significant benefits from trees.
In addition, the City will be partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County to identify and select five youth each summer to support urban tree watering and maintenance activities, educating and involving the next generation of environmental stewards.
Read more about this grant here: https://www.cityofpsl.com/Home/Components/News/News/6948/1747
