{"id":3937,"date":"2021-04-21T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3937"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:44:06","slug":"usc-experts-say-tree-planting-could-double-shade-across-l-a-s-eastside","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/usc-experts-say-tree-planting-could-double-shade-across-l-a-s-eastside\/","title":{"rendered":"USC experts say tree planting could double shade across L.A.\u2019s Eastside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>USC Today<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>April 2021<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">USC experts say tree planting could double shade across L.A.\u2019s Eastside<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">University scientists, working with the city of Los Angeles, have developed a plan to grow an urban forest in communities vulnerable to heat waves and air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/usc-urban-trees-initiative\/april-21-trees-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new blueprint<\/a>\u00a0by USC researchers identifies four places best suited to plant shade trees across Los Angeles\u2019 Eastside to bring cooling relief to thousands of people at risk for\u00a0heat waves\u00a0and air pollution in a warming global climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some scenarios, the tree canopy could be doubled across much of El Sereno, Ramona Gardens and parts of Lincoln Heights near USC\u2019s Health Sciences Campus, the researchers report. Today, the area is one of the most tree-poor urban landscapes in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/usc-urban-tree-initiative-shade-heat-waves-los-angeles-eastside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on USC Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Linden_trees_and_the_sky_in_Planina_Postojna_Slovenia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3938\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Linden_trees_and_the_sky_in_Planina_Postojna_Slovenia.jpg 640w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Linden_trees_and_the_sky_in_Planina_Postojna_Slovenia-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Linden_trees_and_the_sky_in_Planina_Postojna_Slovenia-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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