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  Speaker 1: Spring Valley completes first tree inventory Written by Shaw Local
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  Speaker 1: News Network, This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. Spring Valley has completed
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  Speaker 1: its first comprehensive inventory of trees on public land, a
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  Speaker 1: step city officials say will guide decisions about protecting and
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  Speaker 1: expanding the community's urban forest. The tree board identified one
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  Speaker 1: seven hundred and twenty five trees throughout the city, including
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  Speaker 1: twenty eight legacy trees with no visible defects and thirty
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  Speaker 1: nine trees in poor condition or dead that require removal,
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  Speaker 1: according to the inventory conducted by Great Lakes Urban Forestry.
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  Speaker 1: The city received a twenty five thousand dollars grant from
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  Speaker 1: Trees Forever to fund the work. The nonprofit supports disadvantaged
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  Speaker 1: local governments in developing tree inventories and management plans. A
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  Speaker 1: healthy earth tree canopy delivers real measurable benefits, city officials
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  Speaker 1: said in a statement, citing energy savings, improved air quality,
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  Speaker 1: reduce stormwater runoff, and increase property values. The city plans
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  Speaker 1: to apply for additional grant funding through the Tree City
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  Speaker 1: USA program to remove hazardous trees and plant new ones
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  Speaker 1: to diversify the canopy. Officials said they will use the
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  Speaker 1: inventory data to create a long term management plan. For
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  Speaker 1: more information, contact deb Boaltakowski, Spring Valley tree Board, Baltakowski
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  Speaker 1: at Springvaluel dot gov.