Urban wood: Connecting People with Nature in the Built Environment

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["b"],["em"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Urban and\ncommunity forests make up a significant amount of America\u2019s tree canopy. In fact,\nover 140 million acres of America\u2019s forests are located in cities and towns,\nand these\ntrees provide essential benefits for humans and improved habitats for urban\nwildlife. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Now, more than 80 percent of the\nAmerican population live in cities and towns, and we need to work together to\nstrengthen the connection between the urban forest and the built\nenvironment. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"This event provides you the opportunity\nto participate in one or both sessions of this two-part series: "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Trees First. Wood Next: \nHow Urban Forest Products Benefit Both Living and Built Environments"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"9am-1:30pm, Friday, October 14, \n9810 Echelon Lane, Wauwatosa "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Join experts in urban forestry,\nsustainable design, and urban forest products and learn how wood from urban and community forests is\na renewable, versatile resource that nourishes spaces and well-being. Lunch will be provided. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives: A Hands-on Forest Experience. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"10am-1:30pm, Saturday, October 15,\n 1800 Forest Exploration Drive, Wauwatosa"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The Forest Exploration Center will host\nthe first AIA WI family-friendly event. \nInterpretive forest tours, tree planting, activities, and snacks. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[1],1,"This event\nis funded in part through a grant from the USDA Forest Service."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"AIA\/CES will\nbe available"]]]]}