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August 8th, 2025

Cooling Down with Trees

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  1. Cooling Down with Trees Kathy Wine 4:00

Planting trees is a fantastic way to cool ourselves down, particularly in urban areas experiencing the heat island effect. Trees have a natural cooling effect, making vegetation a simple and effective way to bring down the temperature in our cities.

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