How Trees Contribute To The City Landscape Thursday, October 13, 2016 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. It may seem like common knowledge in Sacramento – the City of Trees – but trees play an incredibly important role in America’s cityscapes. Author of “Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape” Jill Jonnes talks about her book on Insight. She is speaking Oct. 13 at the Sacramento Bee about her book.