Ogata said research from the Sacramento, Calif., area shows trees in parking lots reduced summertime air temperatures by 1.8 to 3.6 degrees. Parking lots, a U.S. Forest Service report says, are ...

The parking lot project will install nearly 29,000-square-feet of irrigated landscaping with ornamental grasses, shrubs and shade trees. “The trees are coming back,” French said.

The parking lot project will install nearly 29,000-square-feet of irrigated landscaping with ornamental grasses, shrubs and shade trees. “The trees are coming back,” French said.

The board had recently repaved its asphalt parking lot, after it had grown bumpy from the tree's roots. Taking out the tree protected that investment, Merrill said.