An infusion of federal funds allocated to improve access to greenspaces and fight climate change will allow the graveyard to plant 1,500 new trees over the next three years and care for 140 mature trees already thriving at Green-Wood, hopefully extending their lives and vitality.
Green-Wood's 7,000 existing trees already capture more than 200 tons of carbon, remove 8,000 pounds of ozone and filter more than 2,000 pounds of particulate matter from the air every year, and help to capture stormwater run-off.
"These substantial benefits to Green-Wood's surrounding neighborhoods will be further enhanced by the new planting and maintenance activities we'll be able to perform as a result of this grant," Charap said in a statement.
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