This story was updated on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10:01 a.m.
DeKalb County tree lovers have a new data source for managing the county’s urban canopy in the future.
The county recently conducted its first-ever comprehensive urban tree canopy assessment, a study that looked at how much of the unincorporated county, which makes up about 59% of the total land in DeKalb — is covered by trees as opposed to other surfaces like roads, water, grass, or buildings, for example.
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