Congratulations to Michelle Wu on her election victory last night. In 2019 we had the pleasure of hosting her and other city councilors at our Teen Urban Tree Corps program. We look forward to working closely with her and her administration in building an equitable urban forest focused on the values of justice, inclusion, and diversity. Today, alongside our partners at Conservation Law Foundation, GreenRoots, and other EJ groups, we sent Wu a letter titled "Recommendations to Center Climate and Environmental Justice in Mayor-Elect Wu’s First 100 Days". It includes a request for issues related to trees, including a call to "create a more inclusive, proactive, and engaged stewardship platform that incentivizes residents to request and care for public shade trees." You can read the full letter here.
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