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Malik Evans: “We're going to plant 6,000 new trees.”

Featuring: Malik Evans, Democratic | Mayor of Rochester, New York

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An Interview with Mayor Malik Evans!

Published | Video Starts at 23:40

It doesn't sound like a lot, but it is a lot. It's a huge thing. And other cities would love to do this. I set a goal On December, on January 1, 2022, I said, We're going to plant 6,000 new trees. And people said, you're crazy. By the end of this year, we will have trees planted all throughout the city of Rochester. Prioritizing areas with a tree canopy was not that great. (23:40–23:43)

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