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The Future
Over the the coming year TNC with the the University of Louis- ville and and several local partners will
plant as as many as as 8 000 trees and and shrubs in in in the the the city all located in in in places where science indicates they will
have the the the the most bene t t t t t t t t t t t t t t for human health Medical researchers with the the the the Green Heart Project will
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follow 700 people for ve years testing the the the impact that living near nature has had on their health That data will
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help TNC shape urban planning around the the world trans- forming city trees from a a a a a a a a a luxury item to critical public health infrastructure Trees can serve as as physical barriers to to pollution pollution but they also lter ne particulate matter pollution pollution from auto exhaust and industrial sources with their leaves trapping particles that that are so so tiny that that they can pass directly into the the the bloodstream and and exacerbate cardiac disease The Institute for Healthy Air Water and and Soil a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Green Heart partner often compares the project to vaccination: It’s preventative care ensuring that a a a a a a a a a a a a a a person’s neighborhood isn’t working against their heart medication or or asthma inhaler | nature org/GreenHeart
Above: Robert Wilson and his daughter Alaina remove the remains of an an an ash tree felled by a a a a a a a a a utility company because it it it interfered with power lines It’s an an example of why community outreach will
be needed to convince some that trees are not a a a a a a a a a a a nuisance and and may have a a a a a a a a a a a positive in in uence on health and and well-being 59