St. Louis MO
St. Louis has received Tree City USA designation for 32 years and was awarded the Growth Award 16 times.
Home to more than 300,000 residents, St. Louis is a major Mississippi River port and a hub for manufacturing, trade, and transportation goods. With a proud industrial heritage, St. Louis is also proud of its urban and community forest — tree canopy covers 18% of the city.
The city of St. Louis operates more than 100 parks, including Forest Park which is one of the largest urban parks in the United States, surpassing Central Park in New York City. The city’s urban forest removes almost 700,000 lbs of air pollution annually, saving the city $1.5 million in air filtration costs. In addition, the tree canopy saves $39.8 million in stormwater management.
The benefits that St. Louis’ urban forest provides to the city are valued at $41.3 million.
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