Mayor Larry Agran’s vision to make Irvine the greenest city in America builds on decades of leadership. His early efforts helped establish Irvine’s renowned park system — now ranked No. 1 in California and No. 2 in the entire nation — and launched a goal to plant 500,000 trees citywide.

Today, Irvine has approximately 550,000 trees and a 22 percent tree canopy. Building on that legacy, the City is now working toward a 30 percent canopy by 2055.

To help reach that goal, the City has launched two new programs giving residents opportunities to grow Irvine’s urban forest.