This article, published in the New York Times on August 8, 2019 highlights EXACTLY why we fight for every tree in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park!
Read for yourself: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/09/climate/city-heat-islands.html
Another related news story, this one from CNN, on the value of urban parks can be found here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/health/iyw-cities-losing-36-million-trees-how-to-help-trnd/index.html