Tree Canopy is essential to offset heat island effects. A robust and enforceable Tree Ordinance will help make Redding more livable for everyone!
“A 40% tree canopy is needed to significantly offset heat island effects. Downtown Redding has about a 12% tree canopy, while the Garden Tract has about a 30% tree canopy based on satellite images. To increase our community’s tree canopy and take advantage of the cooling effects of tree shade, we must prioritize saving existing mature trees, plant drought resistant trees with large canopies to provide shade and provide them with adequate water and reduce the amount of open space covered with black asphalt. We need an enforceable policy that ensures an effective tree canopy approaching 40% across the city.”
David Ledger, President, Shasta Environmental Alliance
Redding’s Tree Ordinance needs our help!
David Ledger, President of the Shasta Environmental Alliance has been working for the past few years to get the City of Redding to update its outdated Tree Ordinance (proposed changes in red).
Updating this document would make it more robust and enforceable so that our community is better prepared to mitigate the hotter and drier conditions in the coming years.
We encourage everyone to contact our City Council members about the need for a robust Tree Ordinance!
