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Cyclists pass beneath the downtown skyline on the hike and bike trail on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas September 18, 2012. The 10.1 mile trail runs along the Colorado river through downtown. In Austin, flip-flop-wearing University of Texas students mingle with coat-tie-and-boot-clad state lawmakers and technology workers in jeans. The Lone Star State capital prides itself on its slacker vibe, but it's also the place where a college student named Michael Dell once started a computer business and where Whole Foods Market started and has its headquarters. Picture taken September 18, 2012.

Cities routinely rake up tens of millions of dollars from their urban forests annually in ways that are not always obvious. Image: REUTERS/Julia Robinson

Jack Payne

Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida

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