Do schools and trees mix? You may have memories of shady playing areas and shelter belts by playing fields, but our recent study suggests this is increasingly an exception rather than a rule.

There was no warning.” Joining Elwood was Terry Davies, who is leading efforts to save old-growth trees near Providence Elementary School. “It’s not what the citizens want,” Davies said ...

adding trees and shrubs around the edges of the fields could provide many benefits without compromising existing play spaces. Native biodiversity was also lacking. In fact, 33% of school ground ...