You can find out how leafy your neighborhood is compared with others with a new online tool .

The state Department of Natural Resources and American Forests, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, recently launched the tool. It shows the percentage of tree canopy for your home, street or neighborhood.

The mapping tool also analyzes tree canopy data in conjunction with demographic and other information to come up with a tree equity score, a measure of whether everyone has equal access to the benefits of trees.

The tool can guide landowners, government agencies, nonprofits and others in their efforts to expand and maintain treed areas. Users can also create scenarios to evaluate existing tree cover and available space to then calculate how many trees are needed to reach a targeted equity s

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