霍尔登森林和花园

您已经采取或计划采取哪些独特的情况和举措来应对气候变化？

Holden Forests and Gardens consists of two campuses, the urban Cleveland Botanical Garden and the exurban Holden Arboretum. The Holden Arboretum has 3,000 acres of natural areas including 2000 acres of forest. Our working woods project seeks to demonstrate sustainable forest management whereby land owners may obtain income while managing their land to increase biodiversity and mitigate climate change (e.g. increasing tree growth rates, keeping woody debris within the forest). This project couples research with educational outreach while allowing us to increase our own forests ability to sequester carbon.

您所在社区有哪些最紧迫的问题或机遇可以用来应对气候变化？

One pressing problem centers on the potential increase in temperatures within urban areas, and the enhancement of the “heat island effect” with climate change. As an advocate for tree planting within urban and built environments, our work can increase resilience to climate change within our communities.

您的花园有哪些独特之处可以用来应对气候变化？

As noted above, Holden’s extensive natural areas act as both a laboratory and a method by which Holden can learn, educate and mitigate the effects of climate change.