Urban tree canopy effort branching out across watershed

"In November, Leesburg became the first town in Virginia and the seventh in the Bay watershed to become an official partner in reaching the Chesapeake Bay Program urban tree canopy goal.

The state-federal Bay Program announced the tree canopy goal in a 2003, as part of a directive that focused mainly on restoring forested areas along streams and rivers. But the directive also emphasized increased tree canopy in developed areas—calling for specific canopy goals to be set for 15 cities—where few opportunities exist for restoring streamside buffers to the recommended width."