Valentina Gutierrez is a 8th grader who is passionate about the environment. She approached Bakersfield City Council with plans on how to change the air quality with tree canopies.
- Gutierrez shares the importance of trees and how they contribute to climate change and intensifies the beauty of the community.
- Tree canopies can reduce storm water runoff and make the area around them cooler.
- Trees replenish our air with oxygen and remove the carbon dioxide.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
A local student is pushing for change, to help clean up the air in Bakersfield, all with the help of mother nature. I’m Eric J Dockery your Bakersfield neighborhood reporter. While speaking at a recent city council meeting, she brought up the importance of tree health and how it can affect climate change.
Valentina Gutierrez is an 8 th grader from Earl Warren Junior High School, she is passionate about the environment and wants the community to know it can be as easy as planting a tree…