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Rethink Essential Services
Save Essential Trees
Essential utilities like water and power shouldn’t come at the expense of our living infrastructure. With smart planning and local codes that prioritize early coordination and low-impact methods, communities can protect trees while providing critical services—ensuring both can thrive together.
OVERVIEW
Water, sewer, power, and broadband are vital, but shouldn’t come at the cost of our living infrastructure.
Too often, lines and roads are cut through forests for ease rather than necessity. Yet trees—like pipes and wires—provide essential services, and losing canopy for convenience weakens resilience.
Local codes should require early coordination with urban forestry staff, alternative routing analyses, and low-impact methods to avoid unnecessary root zone damage.
With smart planning, essential services and essential trees can coexist—keeping communities healthier, cooler, and more resilient.
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Code & Canopy
Explore how each of our policy priorities intersects with municipal code and urban canopy, illuminating the path toward a more equitable, resilient, and tree-filled future.