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Crape myrtles are so popular they’ve become the prominent trees in some cities, which means those cities could lose much of their urban forest if the trees were attacked by a disease or insect.

“All across California cities are getting push back from concerned citizens who refuse to accept clear-cutting their urban forest,” Hall said in a statement.

Participants in the study, “Rooted Connections: Understanding South Los Angeles Community Leaders’ Relationship to the Urban Forest,” expressed an awareness of the harms caused by tree disparity and the value of a cooling canopy.

As co-founder of the Seattle Merlin Project, which tracks the local population, McCormick asked that preserving the existing urban forest be at the forefront of the legislation.

“Trees and new housing can coexist, but this should not be accomplished by clear-cutting our urban forest,” she wrote.