# Care Of Our Green Streetscape ## Background **WEBSITE LINK:** [City of Rochester Forestry Division - Resources - Home Page](https://maps.cityofrochester.gov/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=7d4d52a6f28a44d4a32e315d0c4d665d\&page=Page-1\&views=Services-Overview) In recent years neighbors have noticed the loss of "street trees" in Upper Monroe. Some of those trees have been replaced with new trees. This is a normal cycle. However, and the appearance of unsightly tree stumps on a number of streets in Upper Monroe Interest in this issue has mounted as the City of Rochester began developing an Urban Forest Master Plan which includes trees located along our streets and in our parks. The update process has included a number of community input meetings. As neighbors learned more about they began to think more deeply about the missing street trees and brainstorm ideas about how to support our trees and mitigate loses. **ARTICLE LINK:** [Rochester adopts new urban forest master plan](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2024/07/29/rochester-adopts-new-urban-forest-master-plan/74545191007/) published in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on July 29, 2024 **ARTICLE LINK:** [Rochester’s trees are celebrated, but not everyone gets to have their time in the shade](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/in-depth/news/2022/04/05/rochester-urban-tree-canopy-reflects-deep-racial-and-social-divisions/9357541002/) by [Justin Murphy](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/staff/2647405001/justin-murphy/) published in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on Apr. 9, 2022 --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.uppermonroe.com/hot-topics/care-of-our-green-streetscape.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.