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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is planting more than 7,600 new trees across the city this spring.
Why it matters: It's an effort to preserve and expand the city's canopy and diversify the types of trees along parks and boulevards.
Between the lines: Cultivating a range of trees helps curb the spread of Emerald ash borer and other species-specific infestations.
How it works: The Park Board sources trees from across the upper Midwest and stores them at a temporary distribution site until they're needed.
The bottom line: This is the fifth consecutive year that the park board expects to plant more trees than it removes.
