Press Release
City of Doral is Awarded a 2023 GREEN Street Tree Miami Grant
by Neat Streets Miami-Dade County
Doral, FL – The Miami-Dade County’s Neat Streets Miami office has awarded the City of Doral a matching grant for the 2023 Street Tree Planting project, as part of the 2023 Neat Street Miami Growing Roots for Environmental Equitable
Neighborhoods (GREEN) Grant Program.
With this grant, the City of Doral planted 40 trees at two locations in four different species (Dahoon Holly, Live Oak, Green Buttonwood, and Spanish Stopper) to provide shade and beautify the community. They were planted along NW 30th Street between
NW 112th Avenue and NW 108th Avenue and at NW 26th Street between NW 89th Avenue and NW 87th Court. This tree planting project will help the City increase the urban tree canopy, decrease heat urban islands, which saves money as it reduces road maintenance
costs, and beautify a bare median.
The City understands the importance and value of a good tree canopy and is proactively addressing any deficiencies in the canopy that may exist with the help of Miami-Dade County and American Forest, which assists the City by identifying the need
for more trees through their annual Miami-Dade County Urban Tree Canopy Assessment.
Through public and private partnerships, Doral continues to increase tree planting City-wide. The planting of these trees benefits the residents and visitors, by improving community pride and increasing property values. These programs also
help establish a framework enhancing the management of planting and tree care, educating about the importance of sustainable tree management and engaging organizations in advancing urban development forestry.
About Neat Streets Miami and Million Trees Miami
Launched by Neat Streets Miami, the Million Trees Miami Campaign is
a community-wide effort to plant one million trees by 2025 in order to achieve a 30 percent tree canopy cover for Miami-Dade County.
About Miami-Dade Parks
Miami-Dade Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 270 parks and 13,573 acres of land. It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world and focused on Placemaking, Health and Fitness
and Conservation and Stewardship. The non-profit Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade supports Miami-Dade Parks’ efforts to further develop Miami-Dade County’s world-class parks system for residents
and visitors.
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