Trees are big money in Virginia, generating some $21 billion each year, according to the state department of Forestry.
Another $6.6 billion is attributed to forest contribution to air and water quality.
Now, the city of Virginia Beach is looking at the value of the city’s forests as one solution to their flooding problems caused by climate change and the region’s sinking lands.
Pamela D’Angelo reports.
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