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Increase the tree canopy by implementing urban forestry programs and changing ordinances to require less cutting and more vegetation.

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Hazards
Air Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Assets
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Actions
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure

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  • Clockwise from top: Town of Cary Town of Chapel Hill David Hunt, Orange County City of Durham Higgins Spooner, “Downtown Raleigh NC at night” (2018)

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