Summer is here. Our winter wardrobe has been placed in the back of the closet and the air conditioner is fired up. And in times like these, there is not anything more appealing than shade. Shade is exactly what the Sacramento Tree Foundation (STF) offers. They have been collaborating with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) more than 15 years to provide Sacramento area residents free trees to create shade, reduce heat expose and help conserve energy. The Foundation has been working with businesses, homeowners, schools and parks to reach their goal of planting five million new trees by the year 2025. To reach that goal, the organization has developed a map called the “Greenpr