Intensive Description: Enhancing tree canopy cover is critical for mitigating urban heat islands. Impervious surfaces like asphalt can reach extreme temperatures, posing burn risks and affecting the health and wellness of individuals, families and the community as a whole. Trees provide significant cooling, lowering impervious surface temperatures by up to 70*. Join Advisor Janet Hartin to learn about the research-informed Trees for Tomorrow project that provides education on tree planting and care and free trees to residents of low shade neighborhoods through the MG program and partners, get access to the toolkit, and leave ready to implement the project in your local program/county.