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The value of trees: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
Just off Washington Square in New York City.Frej Berg/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Trees are leafing out across much of the United States, providing a welcome transition from winter to spring. It’s easy to take this annual process for granted, but scholarship shows that trees provide all kinds of value. And we certainly miss them when they’re gone....

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