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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan <br />City of St. Anthony Village, MN <br />WSB Project No. 022315-000 Page 20 <br />by the Growing Shade tool could serve as a start for prioritizing replanting <br />efforts to improve the heat-island effects of too much pavement and not enough <br />shade, and ensure trees are being planted equitably. <br /> Nationally, tree canopies tend to be higher in areas of wealth. Trees provide <br />dynamic benefits to the community, and planting with an environmental justice <br />lens can help ensure those benefits are experienced by all. <br /> <br />Figure 4: Growing Shade Tool, Indicating the Highest Priority Areas for <br />Planting Based on Climate Change Variables (Amount of Green Space, <br />Surface Temperature on a Hot Summer Day, and Existing Tree Canopy) <br /> <br />Credit: Growing Shade Tool, metrotransitmn.shinyapps.io/growing-shade/ <br />As a community develops, natural ground cover and forest land is often lost. With <br />the loss of trees and canopy cover, the tree benefits are lost as well. In particular, a <br />community loses the valuable natural stormwater interception services of trees to <br />the impervious surfaces of buildings and streets which increases runoff, negatively <br />affecting the water quality of surface water in the area. Canopy cover can be <br />maintained or increased by proper tree planting and care across the community. <br />