New York City’s Forests Are Ailing. New Funding May Get at the Root of the Problem

New York City’s Forests Are Ailing. New Funding May Get at the Root of the Problem

With ‘Community Reforestation’ grants, the state will pay to plant trees and combat neglect and invasive species in parks across the city.By Lauren DalbanThe sound of cars zipping along a nearby highway faded to a low hum as Christian Murphy made his way through a narrow trail in a long-neglected section of Bronx Park.