Many of Bloomington’s trees have died off or suffered mightily from natural causes, aging, and climate change over the last few decades. While shut-in during the pandemic, Sarah Mincey and Sheryl Woodhouse decided to do something about it. Mincey, an urban forestry professor, and Woodhouse, a businessperson, founded CanopyBloomington in early 2021. The urban canopy is the “umbrella” tree tops provide us, cooling the city off and providing countless environmental, physical, and psychological benefits. The nonprofit’s forestry director, Hannah Gregory, joins us to explain exactly why the local tree canopy is so vital.

Hosts Michael Glab and Alex Ashkin chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.