USDA Forest Service “ForUsTree” Initiative

HARC, in partnership with a collaborative of organizations, was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service for an initiative that will increase tree canopy, foster community resilience, and improve access to employment in underserved communities in Houston and Harris County.

The initiative, “ForUsTree: Creating an Inclusive Community Canopy within Houston and Harris County,” will use equitable and inclusive engagement and a community-based approach to implement multiple tree plantings, reforestation projects, and educational activities in the region’s most vulnerable areas. The partnership for the initiative includes ten Harris County and City of Houston governmental agencies, five nonprofit partners, and an educational organization.

To learn more about the ForUsTree project, click here.

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HARC’s Commitment to Climate Equity

HARC is committed to engaging in practices that consider and support ecological, societal, and economic health and vitality that will meet the needs of the present generation without compromising those of the future. Learn more about HARC's commitment to climate equity here.

A Case for Cool Trees: Advancing Houston’s Tree Equity Report

Funded by the Mitsubishi Corporation, HARC's report, "A Case for Cool Trees: Advancing Houston’s Tree Equity," provides guidance on how to plan and conduct urban tree plantings equitably to reduce climate and health risks, and makes the evidence-based case for increasing tree canopy and improving tree equity in cities, especially for urban heat mitigation.

Forests and Floods

HARC’s Forests and Floods project is funded by the Texas A&M Forest Service. The initiative compiles and develops data to investigate the role that trees, forest, and canopy cover play in flood mitigation.