Before and after: Charlotte loses its tree canopy, one building project at a time
Charlotte lost 7,669 acres of tree canopy – or about three football fields per day – between 2012 and 2018, according to Charlotte’s most recent tree canopy measurement.
These before-and-after photographs show changes in canopy one building project at a time.
16th Street
North Brevard Street
Nolley Court
N. Tryon Street
Wonderwood Drive
Duckworth Avenue
Mt Holly-Huntersville Road
Sardis Road