The Indiana Forest Alliance has come up with a strategy for how to better protect urban forests in Indianapolis.
She said many mature trees in Indianapolis neighborhoods are owned by the city and it’s the city’s responsibility to maintain them and remove fallen trees and branches.
“If a branch falls, if it blocks the sidewalk or the street — the city will come and remove it.
Rae Schnapp is the conservation director for the Indiana Forest Alliance.
“If the property is not changing hands, and/or no development is proposed, then those trees are vulnerable.
Some Indiana lawmakers tried and failed to pass a bill this year to create a statewide carbon credit market.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this story said residents are often expected to pay to remove public trees that fall on private property.