Guide to Climate Action in Your Local Community

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

If you want to have a voice in how policy decisions are made and resources are distributed in your local community, the data you collect will be critical. Generally, before they commit to spending tax dollars on a new program or policy, local government agencies want to understand the scope and scale of the problem and how they will identify and measure the success of an intervention.

If a neighborhood has few trees, the urban forestry division might...