Tree
benefits
Trees are a big investment. They add value to property, improve air
and water quality, provide energy savings and are home to many animals
native to this area. |
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| Air
Quality
Greening
our urban environment with native species of trees can help reduce smog.
Trees combat the abundance of pollution created by local traffic, as well
as the large number of trucks crossing the border.
- In 50 years one tree can
remove 30 tons of pollutants from the air. One hundred trees
can remove five tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air.
- A single row of trees can
reduce street dust by as much as 25 percent.
- Two mature trees can
produce enough oxygen for four people
- A barrier of mature trees
will provide an adequate sound barrier between neighbourhoods and
highly traveled roads.
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Energy
Savings
- In the summer months, trees strategically
placed around a home or
office building can
reduce air conditioning costs by 30 percent.
- The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is
equivalent to ten room-sized air conditioners operating 20 hours a
day.
- In the winter months, a tree wind break on the north
west side of your property can slow strong winds and help to reduce
heating costs by 20-40 percent.
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Water Quality
- Storm water runoff is one of the leading causes of
impairment to
waterways
and has led to more than 1500 beach closings at coastal and
Great Lake
sites in 1998. Trees planted along waterways can remove
over 75
percent of the nitrates in the ground water before the pollutants
reach the waterways.
- Trees intercept water and store some of it, reducing
storm water
runoff and the possibility of flooding.
- A typical medium sized tree can intercept as much as
2,380 gallons of rainfall per year.
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Wildlife Habitat
Pockets and groves of trees provide an ideal habitat 
for many species of butterflies. Maintaining butterfly
habitats allows for pollination and establishment of wildflowers each
growing season.
- Native bird species also have an established niche in
the local environment; proper forest management supports a
sustainable, thriving habitat.
- There is a dwindling population of flying squirrels who
dwell in our native Carolinian groves. The northern flying
squirrel is currently on the endangered animal's list, while the
southern flying squirrel is under special concern.
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| The International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA) created www.treesaregood.com
to provide the general public with quality arboriculture, or tree care,
related information. ISA’s mission is to educate and help the public
acquire an understanding of the importance and value of proper tree care.
ISA focuses on networking and communicating with others from throughout
the world to collaborate and obtain the latest researched, quality
information on arboriculture-related news, techniques, and technology.
This webpage is an excellent source to attain information on specific
topics, to answer questions, and to locate an ISA Certified Arborist near
you. To name a few, the following topics are covered:
For
more you can read at:
Tree Care Information:
http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/tree_benefits.aspx
Tree Care Information:
http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/treecareinfo.aspx
The Benefits of Urban Trees http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/publications/urban.html
Benefits of Trees In Urban Areas http://www.coloradotrees.org/benefits.htm
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