Growing Fruits and Veggies in the CityNew Air Pollution RulesWater Lessons from IsraelDoes Dirt Makes Us Smarter?The Pride of an Industrial TownSunscreen Safety QuestionedA Greener Way to Work?Saving Rainforests Helps U.S. FarmersD.I.Y. Cleaning ProductsNew Smokestack Rules
Big Apple Tree-Huggers
One NYC artist recruited arborists and neighbors to record messages about the city's trees. She placed markers in the cement listing numbers to call to hear the recordings. (Photo by Samara Freemark)
Trees along big city streets have a rough life. Between pollution, development, and vandalism, street trees die off at a pretty alarming rate. One New York artist thinks if people knew more about street trees, they’d appreciate them more – and treat them better. Samara Freemark reports from New York's "Tree Museum":
A related article from the New York Times
A related blog post on the tree museum
Producer: Samara Freemark
Release Date: November 18, 2009
Running Time: 3:16