Trees Are A Person’s Best FriendTrees Are A Person’s Best Friend
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This infographic was made by the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI). It illustrates statistics about the benefits trees provide for residents in the Chicago region and how expanding the tree canopy would increase those benefits.
The Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) is a partnership for coordinated action on key issues facing trees. It is the largest such initiative in the country, with leading organizations and agencies from across the seven-county metropolitan region working together. CRTI is leveraging funding, knowledge, skills, and expertise to build a healthier, more diverse regional forest.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Community Data Snapshots summarize demographic, housing, employment, transportation, land use, revenue, and water data in northeastern Illinois.