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Chattamatters: Expanding Tree Canopy In Chattanooga

Part of a model of Chattanooga’s tree canopy created with satellite imagery and artificial intelligence tools by Charlie Mix, GIS director for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2023.
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Part of a model of Chattanooga’s tree canopy created with satellite imagery and artificial intelligence tools by Charlie Mix, GIS director for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2023.

(Aired Thu 1/16/25)

Despite the recent blanket of snow here in Chattanooga, city thinkers are still thinking about how to cool things off in the summer.

Trees that provide shade can help - especially in neighborhoods where temperatures climb highest.

Here’s William Newlin of Chattamatters on the major Federal grant to expand Chattanooga’s tree canopy.
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