Green Space

Fort Collins is rolling out its first comprehensive plan to manage trees in the city – and officials want to hear from residents about how to do that well.

The Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion nationwide in grants to plant trees in cities, tackle climate change and make green spaces more accessible to less wealthy neighborhoods.

The abundance of parks and lakes in the Mountain West has benefits for the environment and makes the area more desirable to visit. And these spaces – especially when located in a city – can also work wonders for health.

A Colorado professor is studying how plants grow under solar panels on rooftops. The research highlights the growing green roof movement — and the challenges cities face in mandating rooftop green space.