Did you know that the number of trees you have in your neighborhood is likely correlated to the race and income breakdown of where you live? Come on a walk with me and I’ll tell you all about it🚶🏽‍♀️🍃🌳 The Tree Equity Score is a tool developed by @americanforests to calculate how trees and surface temperature align with socio-economic factors such as population density, income, and race of a neighborhood.

 Trees are vital parts of city infrastructure, as they sequester carbon s, filter stormwater, provide shade, reduce energy usage, and so much more. Using this tool can help quantify environmental injustices in low-income and BIPOC communities, and change the landscape of these neighborhoods.