“Recess is one of my favorite parts of school because I get to play basketball, football, soccer and a lot of other things,” said fourth grader Nehemiah Johnson. “These blacktop areas can be as much as 30 degrees warmer than the grass area,” said Matthew Belasco of the Pittsburg Unified School District.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
Cal Fire estimates the state’s average canopy coverage on school campuses is just 10%. So, they’re giving out grants to change that. “Children are disproportionately more impacted by the heat because their bodies are smaller,” said Julia Godwin of the Cal Fire Urban Forestry Supervisor. “They’re much closer to the ground where it’s so hot.”
The Pittsburg Unified School District is one of the first to get the grant -- $1.6 million to plan much needed changes at its eight elementary school campuses.
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