Local Action Recommendations : Vermont

  
Locality:Brattleboro
  
Sector:Agriculture and Forestry
  
Local Policy Description:Continue Street Tree Planting
Trees play an important role in the Brattleboro community that goes well beyond aesthetics. Their shade helps to offset air conditioning use in the summer, and they can reduce heating costs by blocking cold winds in the winter. Storm water absorbed by city trees can lock up pollutants that would otherwise end up in the Connecticut River.
  
Reference:The Climate Action Plan. Town of Brattleboro, Vermont. The Brattleboro Climate Protection Task Force. October 2003. Pgs. 7-33.
  

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