The 812

165 [S3E12]: Reshading the Tree City with Canopy Bloomington's Ava Hartman and Jon Vickers


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Bloomington is rightly proud of its namesake greenery and its long-standing status as a Tree City. But the growth of the city's built environment over the past several decades has cut its tree population by more than half. 

This was the impetus for the creation in 2021 of Canopy Bloomington, a nonprofit devoted to getting citizens to understand the importance of trees, to getting them to plant new trees, and to getting them to care for the city's tree canopy. Unlike most tree-planting efforts that focus primarily on public land, Canopy Bloomington tries to plant trees on private land. We talk all about their goals with Executive Director Ava Hartman and Community Engagement Specialist Jon Vickers (who we also briefly ask about his time as the director of the IU Cinema).

Later, a Last Pitch about what to name the soon to be dramatically expanded convention center.

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