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PanethosAmerican cities with the most trees per square mile
Source: thoughtco.comListed below are those larger American cities for whom data on tree canopies is readily available, that have the most trees per square mile. Bear in mind that some examples are solely from inside the city limits proper, while others like Miami are for both the city and surrounding county.
Most surprising from the data gathered is the extent of the tree canopies in some Texan cities, especially Dallas and its suburbs, as well as Austin. Also, an unfortunate number of cities have not estimated the extent of their tree canopy.
One would have thought that ever city with a collegiate forestry or landscape architecture program would have long since calculated the extent of their tree canopy. Certainly, some have, as Athens, Austin, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Gainesville, and Fort Collins all can attest. But to not find comparable numbers from places like Boulder, Eugene, Raleigh, or Madison was quite unexpected.
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Note: Data is for all trees on both public and private property.
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2. Austin, Texas = 33.8 million or 103,522 trees per square mile
3. Orlando, Florida = 7.5 million or 67,812 trees per square mile
4. Tampa, Florida = 9.9 million or 56,474 trees per square mile
5. Seattle, Washington = 4.35 million or 51,909 trees per square mile
6. Ann Arbor, Michigan = 1.45 million or 51,408 trees per square mile
7. Houston, Texas = 33 million or 49,624 trees per square mile for Houston
8. Gainesville, Florida = 2.95 million or 46,714 trees per square mile
9. Springfield, Missouri = 3.6 million or 43,742 trees per square mile
10. Bellevue, Washington = 1.4 million or 41,841 trees per square mile
11. Lewisville, Texas = 1.652 million or 38,870 trees per square mile
12. Dallas, Texas = 14.7 million or 38,103 trees per square mile
13. Washington, DC = 2.43 million or 35,578 trees per square mile
14. Denton, Texas = 3.5 million or 35, 425 trees per square mile
15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin = 3.38 million or 35,135 trees per square mile
16. Cleveland, Ohio = 2.37 million or 30,502 trees per square mile
17. Baltimore, Maryland = 2.8 million or 30,418 trees per square mile
18. Arlington, Texas = 2.965 million or 29,589 trees per square mile
19. Arlington, Virginia = 755,000 = 29,038 trees per square mile
20. Grand Rapids, Michigan = 1.28 million or 28,444 trees per square mile
21. Tulsa, Oklahoma = 5.2 million or 26,329 trees per square mile
22. New York City, New York = 7.0 million 23,133 trees per square mile
23. Plano, Texas = 1.6 million or 22,222 trees per square mile
24. Los Angeles, California = 10.5 million or 20,887 trees per square mile
25. Cincinnati, Ohio = 1.6 million or 20,566 trees per square mile
26. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania = 2.9 million or 20,322 trees per square mile
27. Providence, Rhode Island = 415,000 or 20,165 trees per square mile
28. Miami-Dade County, Florida = 36 million 0r 18,499 per square mile
29. Chicago, Illinois = 4.1 million or 18,038 trees per square mile
30. Minneapolis, Minnesota = 979,000 or 17,026 trees per square mile
31. Denver, Colorado = 2.2 million or 14,379 trees per square mile
32. San Francisco, California = 669,000 or 14,264 trees per square mile
33. Portland, Oregon = 1.4 million or 10,491 trees per square mile
34. Sacramento, California = 1.0 million or 9,990 trees per square mile
35. St. Paul, Minnesota = 500,000 or 8,897 trees per square mile
36. San Jose, California = 1.6 million or 8,825 trees per square mile
37. Fort Collins, Colorado = 500,000 or 8,741 trees per square mile
38. Irvine, California = 550,000 or 8,384 trees per square mile
39. Birmingham, Alabama = 1.0 million or 6,803 trees per square mile
40. Virginia Beach, Virginia = 3.2 million or 6,438 trees per square mile
41. El Paso, Texas = 1.28 million or 4,954 trees per square mile
42. Oakland, California = 200,000 or 2,564 trees per square mile
43. Buffalo, New York = 130,000 or 2,476 trees per square mile
SOURCES:
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- https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/community-development/environmental-stewardship/trees-open-space#:~:text=Bellevue’s%20estimated%201.4%20million%20trees,of%20natural%20areas%20each%20year
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“Nearly 2m hectares of #forests suitable for endangered koalas have been destroyed since the iconic species was declared a #ThreatenedSpecies in 2011, according to analysis for Guardian Australia.
The scale of #habitat #destruction in #Queensland and #NewSouthWales – states in which the koala is formally recognised as being at risk of #extinction – has continued despite political promises it would be protected.
Analysis by the #AustralianConservationFoundation using state and federal government #data found 1,964,200 hectares of #koala habitat were cleared between 2012 and 2021, the latest year for which there was complete data.
The total amount of destroyed forest and bush covered an area larger than greater Sydney, taking in the #BlueMountains, the #Illawarra, the southern highlands and the #Goulburn and #Shoalhaven regions.
It is more than 10 times larger than the area the #NSW government is assessing for a possible “great koala national park”. But most of the cleared area – 81% – was in Queensland.
About three-quarters of the lost forest is estimated to have been cleared for agriculture, to create #cattle pasture and #crop fields. The analysis found 13% was removed by the #forestry industry and 5% for development of infrastructure, including #mining. Just 4% was likely due to natural causes, such as bushfire and drought.”
There’s a reason the Minister for the Environment has been kept quiet.
#Auspol / #Labor / #Straya / #ClimateExtinction <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/koala-habitat-destroyed-since-2011-analysis>
Revealed: nearly 2m hectares of koala habitat bulldozed since 2011 – despite political promises to protect species
Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystems
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DoomsdaysCW#Trump admin declares emergency in #California's #federal #forests
The executive action spans the entire state
By Erin Rode, Contributing LA Outdoors EditorApril 8, 2025
"A memo from the secretary of the United States Department of #Agriculture released last week outlines the Trump administration’s plans to quickly expand logging operations in the country’s #NationalForests, which could dramatically reshape the landscape of popular recreation areas in California."
Read more:
https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/california-national-forests-logging-20263873.php
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/K6esm
#SaveOurForests #TrumpIsABully #ClearCutting #Redwoods #OldGrowthForests #CarbonSinks #USPol
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New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
PURSAT, Cambodia — The Cambodian government has approved at least three new irrigation dams across the Cardamom Mountains, carving even deeper into forests currently being used for the Southern Cardamom REDD+ and Samkos REDD+ carbon credit projects. Construction is yet to begin on the new dams, which are slated to be built in Battambang, Koh Kong […]
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