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From my review of newspaper articles, it appears that SF only plants about 5000 new trees per year which seems like a small number in the Bay Area. Mayor Newsom has started to donate $ for carbon offsets from his commuting, which is laudible, but this $ likely pays a non-profit to plant trees somewhere else.
Here’s the idea: Why not have the city promote a carbon offset program for the Bay Area that would allow donations to go directly toward the Friends of the Urban Forest or a similar agency in the city? While I’m mildly interested in donating $ to the FUF, I’m really interested in donating money for carbon offsets and would like this money to go directly to my own city rather than some other location on the globe. If you could develop and promote this idea with a specific ambitious target for tree planting, it seems like a measurable metric and likely to be successful. There are a huge number of people that fly for business on a regular basis, and promoting a carbon offset program THAT BENEFITS SF would be great.
Paul Brunetta
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May 8th, 2007 at 10:19 am
I think Paul has a terrific idea. San Francisco notably has a lower percentage of trees than most other cities in the U.S. Both the biological benefits and the aesthetics would make San Francisco a more inviting, human space for everyone. There seems to be no obvious liability, but a huge benefit for everyone from this idea. Let’s move on it, Gavin!