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	Afforestation (Tree Planting) Campaign The County leads a process to identify all available land for reforestation or new tree planting and coordinate an extensive planting effort. Jurisdiction (Who can make the decision?) City/town councils Equity considerations TBD Scale of Greenhouse Gas reductions TBD Co-benefits TBD Cost considerations TBD Where it has been tried Local example: TBD Other examples: TBD Imagine it: Volunteer and paid youth crews began planting on public land in partnership with various public agencies and non-profits. The County uses local dollars to leverage state funds to provide forestation grants to private landowners. Crews plants over 3 million trees across more than 10,000 acres over three years. A backyard tree planting campaign adds another 50,000 trees and the county's nine towns and cities plant 500,000 new trees along 5,000 streets. SHARE COMMENTS

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Share your policy ideas by submitting a comment using the form below. Please try to suggest policies that: 1) can be implemented at the local level; 2) have potential greenhouse gas emission reductions; and 3) benefit all community members, with priority given to the most vulnerable among us. You are also welcome to submit your policy idea in our brief policy submission form.