Try funding from capital improvement and maintenance accounts
- Allows planning for a longer time frame as opposed to year-by-year
- Smooths out variations in annual budgets
- Recognizes tree canopy for what it is — critical municipal infrastructure
The results can be dramatic
Now Helena’s downtown has been redesigned in a way that helps traffic flow, manages stormwater and supports growing retail businesses. That’s critical infrastructure.
Can trees pay for themselves?
Already some cities have begun to assess their tree canopies to determine how much carbon it stores so they can sell credits into existing markets. City Forest Credits pioneered these ventures — and other credit systems (including those based on health benefits) are being studied.
