The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is offering residents up to $500 to plant trees and expand the urban canopy.
With many areas of Southern California starved for shade, the region's largest water supplier has launched a rebate program offering residents and businesses up to $500 as an incentive to plant trees. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday announced the addition of the tree incentive to its long-standing turf-replacement program, which offers cash to property owners who rip out water-guzzling grass and replace it with drought-tolerant landscaping.
Less than 1% of the city’s population lives in those areas, the report states. “Some residents live virtually in a forest while many others live in virtually treeless environments,” the report concluded. Daniel Berger, executive director of operations for TreePeople, a local nonprofit focused on stewarding the urban environment, said the tree incentive could enhance equity.
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