Branching Out: How Trees Are Key To New England's Environmental Future

Trees are one of New England's most treasured resources. But in Connecticut cities, a painful history of racism and redlining leads to fewer trees. On this week’s Disrupted, a look at the urban tree canopy in Connecticut. And, our region loses nearly 38 square miles of forestland each year. How we can fight deforestation in our backyard?GUESTS:

• Drew Goldsman - Urban Conservation Director for the Nature Conservancy in Connecticut
• Caroline Scanlan - Greenskills Manager at the Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven.
• David R. Foster - Senior Conservationists at Harvard University's Harvard Forest.

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier, and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Maisy Carvalho and Kelly Langevin. Special thanks to Vanessa de la Torre.

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