The century-old trees that grace many of our country’s urban centers are under assault. Development, with its encroaching asphalt, is an obvious danger. But so are more urban threats, like tail pipe exhaust, diverted water flows, and declining city budgets for tree maintenance. Host Steve Curwood talks with Boston Globe environmental correspondent Scott Allen.
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