The result of a community effort beginning in 2017, the Urban Forest Master Plan is a framework designed to maintain and expand Cambridge’s urban canopy. The plan outlines the benefits of urban tree coverage in areas of energy efficiency, cleaner air and water, improved quality of life, and many more. Canopy distribution is mapped across the city revealing which neighborhoods need the greatest increase in urban tree cover while analyzing how equity plays a role in the historical placement of plantings. The urban forest master plan helps residents understand our current predicament and how we got here while setting goals for the future of Cambridge.