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Cooling Our Cities Graphic, Valuing Trees and Forests StoryMap

Graphic illustration centered around a tree with arrows demonstrating how heat comes down from sun and how a tree cools the reflected air while manmade structures like buildings and pavement magnify the heat

This graphic was created to illustrate how trees contribute to cooling cities. It was created for the Valuing Trees and Forests in the National Capital Region StoryMap.

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NPS / Sarah Gugercin

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National Capital Region, Code: NCR

05/01/2020 | May 2020

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Sarah Gugercin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

Person: Cynthia Wanschura
Organization: National Capital Regional Office, National Park Service
Role: NPGallery Asset Creator
Position: Regional GIS Specialist

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