Photo Essay: Rooted in the city: Exploring the history and hidden benefits of Temple’s urban forest


Temple’s Main Campus is home to nearly 1,300 trees from dozens of species, creating shade and removing over 800 pounds of pollution from the air each year.

Image of a bur oak tree on Temple’s Main Campus.

Data collected by the Office of Sustainability suggests that Temple’s diverse tree canopy provides ecosystem benefits, including carbon storage, stormwater runoff reduction and air pollution removal.

Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg

Rooted in the city, exploring the history and hidden benefits of Temple’s urban tree canopy
Discover the history and surprising ecological benefits of Temple’s nearly 1300 trees.
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